hveiti

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).

Noun

hveiti f (genitive singular hveiti, uncountable)

hveiti n (genitive singular hveitis, uncountable)

  1. wheat (Triticum)

Declension

Declension of hveiti (singular only)
f33s singular
indefinite definite
nominative hveiti hveitin
accusative hveiti hveitina
dative hveiti hveitini
genitive hveiti hveitinnar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hveiti n (genitive singular hveitis, no plural)

  1. wheat (Triticum)
  2. wheat flour

Declension

Declension of hveiti (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative hveiti hveitið
accusative hveiti hveitið
dative hveiti hveitinu
genitive hveitis hveitisins

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).

Compare Old English hwǣte (English wheat), Old Saxon hwēti (German Low German Weite, Weit), Dutch weit, Old High German hwaizi, weizi (German Weizen), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ƕaiteis).

Noun

hveiti n

  1. wheat (Triticum)

Declension

  Declension of hveiti (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hveiti hveitit hveiti hveitin
accusative hveiti hveitit hveiti hveitin
dative hveiti hveitinu hveitum hveitunum
genitive hveitis hveitisins hveita hveitanna

Descendants

References

  • “hveiti”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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