hvem

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hveim, dative of Old Norse hvar (“who”), from Proto-Germanic *hwaz (“who”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛm/, [vɛmˀ], [vɛm]
• Rhymes: -ɛmˀ
• Rhymes: -ɜm

Pronoun

hvem

1. (interrogative) who

   Hvem er du?

   Who are you?

2. (relative) who, whom

   Hvem spurgte du?

   Whom did you ask?

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hveim

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛm/

Pronoun

hvem

1. (interrogative) who

   Hvem er du? ― Who are you?

2. (relative) who, whom

   Hvem spurte du? ― Whom did you ask?

   Av hjem? ― By whom?

3. (dialectal (Drammen) which

References

• “hvem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hvem” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Swedish

Pronoun

hvem (genitive hvems, plural hvilka)

1. Obsolete spelling of vem.