eitthvað

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• eitthvert

Etymology

From Icelandic eitt (one, some-) + hvað (“what”). Compare German etwas (“something”), from Old High German eddeshuaz (edde- = some, huaz = what).

Pronoun

eitthvað

1. (indefinite) neuter nominative singular of einhver
2. (indefinite) neuter accusative singular of einhver