hvad

hvad

See also: hvað

Danish

Alternative forms

• hva'

Etymology

From Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vad/, [vað], [va], [vɑ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Rhymes: -ar
• Rhymes: -ad

Pronoun

hvad

1. what (interrogative pronoun)
   • Hvad var det du sagde?
     • What were you saying?
2. what (relative pronoun), which

Synonyms

• (relative pronoun): hvilken

Conjunction

hvad

1. what (conjunction)
   • Han ved hvad han vil have.
     • He knows what he wants.

Interjection

hvad

1. what

Synonyms

• hvabehar
• hvadbehager

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Swedish

Pronoun

hvad

1. Obsolete spelling of vad