kvæði

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɛaːjɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːjɪ

Noun

kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, plural kvæði or kvæðir)

  1. old Faroese dancing ballad
  2. poem

Declension
n24 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kvæði kvæðið kvæði(r) kvæðini
Accusative kvæði kvæðið kvæði(r) kvæðini
Dative kvæði kvæð(i)num kvæðum kvæðunum
Genitive kvæðis kvæðisins kvæða kvæðanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvaiːðɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aiːðɪ

Noun

kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, nominative plural kvæði)

  1. poem

Declension
declension of kvæði
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvæði kvæðið kvæði kvæðin
accusative kvæði kvæðið kvæði kvæðin
dative kvæði kvæðinu kvæðum kvæðunum
genitive kvæðis kvæðisins kvæða kvæðanna

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • fara með kvæði (to recite a poem)
  • flytja kvæði (to recite a poem)
  • kvæðabók (a volume of poems)
  • kvæðasafn (collected poems)
  • tónsetja kvæði (to set a poem to music)

See also
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