hvítur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkvʊiːjtʊɹ]
Declension
| hvítur a1 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | hvítur | hvít | hvítt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | hvítan | hvíta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | hvítum | hvítari | hvítum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (hvíts) | (hvítar) | (hvíts) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | hvítir | hvítar | hvít |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | hvítar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | hvítum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (hvíta) | ||
Derived terms
- hvítligur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxʷiːtʏr/
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰviːtʏr/
- Rhymes: -iːtʏr
Adjective
hvítur (comparative hvítari, superlative hvítastur)
- white
- Hún var hvít sem snjór.
- She was white as snow.
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítara |
| accusative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítara |
| dative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítara |
| genitive | hvítari | hvítari | hvítara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítari |
| accusative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítari |
| dative | hvítari | hvítari | hvítari |
| genitive | hvítari | hvítari | hvítari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvítastur | hvítust | hvítast |
| accusative | hvítastan | hvítasta | hvítast |
| dative | hvítustum | hvítastri | hvítustu |
| genitive | hvítasts | hvítastrar | hvítasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvítastir | hvítastar | hvítust |
| accusative | hvítasta | hvítastar | hvítust |
| dative | hvítustum | hvítustum | hvítustum |
| genitive | hvítastra | hvítastra | hvítastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvítasti | hvítasta | hvítasta |
| accusative | hvítasta | hvítustu | hvítasta |
| dative | hvítasta | hvítustu | hvítasta |
| genitive | hvítasta | hvítustu | hvítasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvítustu | hvítustu | hvítustu |
| accusative | hvítustu | hvítustu | hvítustu |
| dative | hvítustu | hvítustu | hvítustu |
| genitive | hvítustu | hvítustu | hvítustu |
Derived terms
- hrímhvítur (“rime-white, snow white”)
- hvítabjörn m (“polar bear”)
- Hvítarússland (“White Russia”)
- hvítasunna f (“Whitsun, Whitsuntide”)
- hvítblæði n (“leukaemia”)
- hvítkál n (“white cabbage”) (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba)
- hvítlaukur m (“garlic”)
- hvítna (“to turn white; to pale”)
- hvítrússneska (“Byelorussian”)
- hvítstorkur (“a white stork”)
- hvítur fyrir hærunum (“with greying hair”)
- hvítvín n (“white wine”)
- sjá eitthvað svart á hvítu (“to see something in black and white”)
- svart á hvítu (“black and white”)
Related terms
- hvíta (“white of an egg”)
See also
| hvítur; mjallhvítur | grár | svartur |
| rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður | appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður | gulur; rjómagulur |
| gulgrænn, mosagrænn | grænn | |
| blágrænn; grænblár | heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár | blár |
| fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár | blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur | bleikur |
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