hvid

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hwit, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, cognate with English white and German weiß.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːˀð/, [ˈʋiˀð̠˕ˠ], [ˈʋið̠˕ˠˀ], [ʋið̠˕˗ˠˀ]
• Homophone: vid (the adjective, the verb form)

Adjective

hvid (neuter hvidt, plural and definite singular attributive hvide)

1. white
2. blank
   • hvide blade

     blank leaves

Inflection

Inflection of hvid

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	hvid	hvidere	hvidest2
indefinite neuter singular	hvidt	hvidere	hvidest2
plural	hvide	hvidere	hvidest2
definite attributive1	hvide	hvidere	hvideste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Related terms

• hvidbog
• Hviderusland
• hvidevarer
• hvidkål
• hvidløg
• hvidvin
• æggehvide

See also

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)

hvid	grå	sort
rød; højrød, mørkerød	orange; brun	gul; flødefarvet
lime, lysegrøn	grøn, mørkegrøn	mintgrøn
cyan; turkis, lyseblå	azurblå, himmelblå	blå, mørkeblå
violet; indigo	magenta; lilla	lyserød, rosa

Etymology 2

From old Danish hvid (a silver coin), from Middle Low German witte.

Noun

hvid c (singular definite hviden, plural indefinite hvide)

1. penny, cent/dime (han ejer ikke en hvid = he has not got a penny/cent/dime)

Declension

Declension of hvid

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvid	hviden	hvide	hvidene
genitive	hvids	hvidens	hvides	hvidenes

References

• “hvid” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Yell, Lunnasting) /ʍiːd/
• IPA^(key): (Fetlar) /ʍiː/
• (Northmanvine) IPA^(key): /xwiːt/, /kwiːt/
• IPA^(key): (Mainland, Papa Stour, Foula) /kwiːd/

Adjective

hvid

1. white

See also

Colors in Norn · lit (layout · text)

hvid	grå, høset	swart
rø	brun	gol
	grøn
	blå	blå