kvi
See also: kví
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat, from Proto-Germanic *hwī, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey. Cognate with Icelandic hví, Faroese hví, Norwegian Bokmål hvi, Danish hvi, Swedish vi and English why.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʋiː/
- IPA(key): /kʋeɪː/
Adverb
kvi
- (poetic, dialectal, dated) why
- Årolilja, Kvi søver du so lenge?
- Årolilja, Why do you sleep so long?
Synonyms
- kvifor, korfor
References
- “kvi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.