hviða

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hviða, from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“gust of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷɪːða/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɪːða/
  • Homophone: kviða
  • Rhymes: -ɪːða

Noun

hviða f (genitive singular hviðu, nominative plural hviður)

  1. gust, blast, burst (e.g. of wind, air, coughing)
  2. fit (of pain), seizure
  3. (usually in the plural) labor, labor pains

Declension
declension of hviða
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hviða hviðan hviður hviðurnar
accusative hviðu hviðuna hviður hviðurnar
dative hviðu hviðunni hviðum hviðunum
genitive hviðu hviðunnar hviða/hviðna hviðanna/hviðnanna

Synonyms
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