kvæði
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkvɛaːjɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːjɪ
Noun
kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, plural kvæði or kvæðir)
- old Faroese dancing ballad
- poem
Declension
| n24 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði(r) | kvæðini |
| Accusative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði(r) | kvæðini |
| Dative | kvæði | kvæð(i)num | kvæðum | kvæðunum |
| Genitive | kvæðis | kvæðisins | kvæða | kvæðanna |
Related terms
- kvøða (“to chant”)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰvaiːðɪ/
- Rhymes: -aiːðɪ
Noun
kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, nominative plural kvæði)
- poem
Declension
declension of kvæði
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði | kvæðin |
| accusative | kvæði | kvæðið | kvæði | kvæðin |
| dative | kvæði | kvæðinu | kvæðum | kvæðunum |
| genitive | kvæðis | kvæðisins | kvæða | kvæðanna |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- fara með kvæði (to recite a poem)
- flytja kvæði (to recite a poem)
- kvæðabók (a volume of poems)
- kvæðasafn (collected poems)
- tónsetja kvæði (to set a poem to music)
Related terms
- kveða
See also
- leirburður
- tónsetja