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Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German wes, genitive to wê (“who”), wat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
hvis
- if (supposing that)
Usage notes
Note that conditional does not require an explicit conjunction, but may be formed by changing word order. Compare these
synonymous sentences:
- Hvis du har kvalme, bør du provokere opkastning.
- Har du kvalme, bør du provokere opkastning.
- If you feel nauseated, you should provoke vomiting.
If a construction of the latter form is used, the subordinate clause must precede the main clause, because otherwise there would be no way to tell them apart.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hvess, genitive singular of hvo / hvem (“who”), from Proto-Germanic *hwaz (“who”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hvis
- whose (of whom, of which)
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German wes.
Conjunction
hvis
- if
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hvess (genitive of hvat).
Pronoun
hvis
- whose (of whom)
References
- “hvis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.