hvað
See also: hvad
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hvat, originally the neuter form of *hver (from Proto-Germanic *hwaz), but conflated with hverr (whence Modern Icelandic hver). Corresponds to Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod. See hver.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰvaːð/
listen (file) - Homophone: kvað
- IPA(key): /xʷaːð/ (dialectal, now rare)
- Rhymes: -aːð
Pronoun
hvað
- what
- Hvað gerði ég vitlaust?
- What did I do wrong?
- Eftir hverju bíðum við?
- What are we waiting for?
Declension
See hver.
Derived terms
- af hverju (“why”)
- hvað segirðu (“how are you”)
Adverb
hvað
- (with reference to an adjective or an adverb) how
- Hvað er dóttir þín gömul?
- How old is your daughter?
- Þeir vissu ekki hvað þeir yrðu lengi í burtu.
- They didn't know how long they would be away.
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