hver
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse hverr (“who, each”), from Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“which”), *hwarjazuh (“each”), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk kven (“who”), kvar (“each”), Swedish vars (“whose”), varje (“each”) Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (ƕarjis, “which”), 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 (ƕarjizuh, “each”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]hver (neuter hvert)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “hver” in Den Danske Ordbog
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse hverr (from Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz) and *hver (from Proto-Germanic *hwaz), which were conflated in late Old Norse. Most of the inflected forms of *hwaz have since become obsolete, and what remains in form is essentially the descendant of *hwarjaz, but with an extra form for the neuter nominative and accusative singular: hvað from Old Norse hvat.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]hver (feminine hver, neuter hvert or hvað)
- (interrogative) who, what
- Hver er ég?
- Who am I?
- (interrogative) which (referring to one or several of more than two things or persons; may be qualified by a noun phrase in genitive or a noun phrase with the preposition af (“of”))
- (interrogative, neuter singular) what, which part (referring to part of a mass or group of things or people considered collectively; may be qualified by a noun phrase with the preposition af (“of”))
- (relative) whichever (of more than two things or persons; followed by a relative clause; may be qualified by a noun phrase in genitive or a noun phrase with the preposition af (“of”))
- (relative, neuter singular) whatever (followed by a relative clause; may be qualified by a noun phrase with the preposition af (“of”))
- (relative, chiefly archaic) who, which, that (used in the forming of relative clauses)
- (indefinite) each, every
- Besta rúgbrauðið kemur frá Hveragerði. Það veit hver íslendingur.
- The best ‘rye bread’ is from Hveragerði. Every Icelander knows that.
- Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
- Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Usage notes
[edit]The neuter form hvað is used with senses 1, 3, and 5, hvert with the others. Compare also hvor, hvort (“which (of two)”).
Declension
[edit]singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hver | hver | hvert / hvað |
accusative | hvern | hverja | hvert / hvað |
dative | hverjum | hverri | hverju |
genitive | hvers | hverrar | hvers |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hverjir | hverjar | hver |
accusative | hverja | hverjar | hver |
dative | hverjum | hverjum | hverjum |
genitive | hverra | hverra | hverra |
Derived terms
[edit]- hvers konar? (how? what kind of?)
- hvers vegna? (why?)
- hver sem er (whoever)
- annar hver (every other one)
- hver af öðrum/hver eftir annan (one after the other)
- eins og hver annar (like everybody else)
- af hverju
- sinn er siður í landi hverju
- ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi
- leika við hvern sinn fingur
- hæla á hvert reipi
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic *hweraz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hver m (genitive singular hvers, nominative plural hverir or hverar)
Declension
[edit]Declension of hver | ||||
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m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hver | hverinn | hverir | hverirnir |
accusative | hver | hverinn | hveri | hverina |
dative | hver | hvernum | hverum | hverunum |
genitive | hvers | hversins | hvera | hveranna |
Previously also declined according to the first declension, with plural hverar:
Declension of hver | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hver | hverinn | hverar | hverarnir |
accusative | hver | hverinn | hvera | hverana |
dative | hver | hvernum | hverum | hverunum |
genitive | hvers | hversins | hvera | hveranna |
Synonyms
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[edit]See also
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]hver (neuter form hvert)
- each
- Hvert barn fikk et stykke sjokolade.
- Each child got a piece of chocolate.
- every
- Vi drar dit hver uke.
- We go there every week.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- kvar (Nynorsk)
References
[edit]- “hver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Norse
[edit]Noun
[edit]hver
Pronoun
[edit]hver
- inflection of hverr:
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