hvað

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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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

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Pronoun

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hvað

  1. what
    Hvað gerði ég vitlaust?
    What did I do wrong?
    Eftir hverju bíðum við?
    What are we waiting for?

Declension

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See hver.

Derived terms

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Adverb

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hvað

  1. (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.