hvöt
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰvœːt/, /xʷœːt/
- Rhymes: -œːt
Noun
hvöt f (genitive singular hvatar, nominative plural hvatir)
- impulse, urge
- encouragement
- Synonyms: hvatning, örvun
Declension
declension of hvöt
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hvöt | hvötin | hvatir | hvatirnar |
| accusative | hvöt | hvötina | hvatir | hvatirnar |
| dative | hvöt | hvötinni | hvötum | hvötunum |
| genitive | hvatar | hvatarinnar | hvata | hvatanna |
Derived terms
- eðlishvöt (“natural instinct”)
- kynhvöt (“sex drive”)
Related terms
- hvatur (“quick, lively”)
- hvetja (“to whet; to encourage”)