kví

See also: kvi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kví, from Proto-Germanic *kwījō (“enclosure, stable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰviː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Homophones: hví (some pronunciations)

Noun

kví f (genitive singular kvíar, nominative plural kvíar)

1. pen, fold, enclosure

   Synonym: kró

Declension

declension of kví

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kví	kvíin	kvíar	kvíarnar
accusative	kví	kvíina	kvíar	kvíarnar
dative	kví	kvíinni	kvíum	kvíunum
genitive	kvíar	kvíarinnar	kvía	kvíanna

Derived terms

• herkví (“blockade”)

Anagrams

• vík

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwiː/

Noun

kví f (genitive kvíar, plural kvíar)

1. pen, fold, enclosure

Declension

  Declension of kví (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kví	kvíin	kvíar	kvíarnar
accusative	kví	kvína	kvíar	kvíarnar
dative	kví	kvínni	kvíum	kvíunum
genitive	kvíar	kvíarinnar	kvía	kvíanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kví
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kve
• Norwegian Bokmål: kve