kvíga

See also: kviga

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kvíga, from Proto-Germanic *kwīgǭ, whence also Norwegian Bokmål kvige, Norwegian Nynorsk kvige, Danish kvie, Swedish kviga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvʊiːja/

  Rhymes: -ʊiːja

Noun

kvíga f (genitive singular kvígu, plural kvígur)

1. heifer, young cow

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvíga	kvígan	kvígur	kvígurnar
accusative	kvígu	kvíguna	kvígur	kvígurnar
dative	kvígu	kvíguni	kvígum	kvígunum
genitive	kvígu	kvígunnar	kvíga	kvíganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvíga, from Proto-Germanic *kwīgǭ. Cognate with also Danish kvie, Norwegian Bokmål kvige, Norwegian Nynorsk kvige and Swedish kviga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰviːɣa/
• Rhymes: -iːɣa

Noun

kvíga f (genitive singular kvígu, nominative plural kvígur)

1. heifer, young cow

Declension

Declension of kvíga (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvíga	kvígan	kvígur	kvígurnar
accusative	kvígu	kvíguna	kvígur	kvígurnar
dative	kvígu	kvígunni	kvígum	kvígunum
genitive	kvígu	kvígunnar	kvígna, kvíga	kvígnanna, kvíganna

References

• “kvíga” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

Likely derived from the stem of Proto-Germanic *kūz (“cow”).

Noun

kvíga f (genitive kvígu, plural kvígur)

1. heifer, young cow

Declension

Declension of kvíga (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvíga	kvígan	kvígur	kvígurnar
accusative	kvígu	kvíguna	kvígur	kvígurnar
dative	kvígu	kvígunni	kvígum	kvígunum
genitive	kvígu	kvígunnar	kvígna	kvígnanna

Derived terms

• kvígr m (“young ox”)
• kvígindi n (“young cattle”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: kvíga
• Faroese: kvíga
• Norwegian Bokmål: kvige
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kvige
• Swedish: kviga
• Danish: kvie
• → Middle English: cwīe
  • English: quey, quoy (Scotland, Northern England)
• → Scots: kweg (Shetland)
• → Northern Sami: guiggo