hvonn
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hvǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *hwannō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwenHdʰ-. Cognate with Lithuanian švéndrē (“Phragmites australis”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hvonn f (genitive singular hvannar, plural hvannir)
Declension
f4 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hvonn | hvonnin | hvannir | hvannirnar |
Accusative | hvonn | hvonnina | hvannir | hvannirnar |
Dative | hvonn | hvonnini | hvonnum | hvonnunum |
Genitive | hvannar | hvannarinnar | hvanna | hvannanna |