kvíga

See also: kviga

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kvíga, from Proto-Germanic *kwīgǭ, whence also Norwegian Bokmål kvige, Norwegian Nynorsk kvige, Danish kvie, Swedish kviga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvʊiːja/
    Rhymes: -ʊiːja

Noun

kvíga f (genitive singular kvígu, plural kvígur)

  1. heifer, young cow

Declension
Declension of kvíga
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvíga kvígan kvígur kvígurnar
accusative kvígu kvíguna kvígur kvígurnar
dative kvígu kvíguni kvígum kvígunum
genitive kvígu kvígunnar kvíga kvíganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvíga, from Proto-Germanic *kwīgǭ, whence also Norwegian Bokmål kvige, Norwegian Nynorsk kvige, Danish kvie, Swedish kviga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰviːɣa/
    Rhymes: -iːɣa

Noun

kvíga f (genitive singular kvígu, nominative plural kvígur)

  1. heifer, young cow

Declension
declension of kvíga
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvíga kvígan kvígur kvígurnar
accusative kvígu kvíguna kvígur kvígurnar
dative kvígu kvígunni kvígum kvígunum
genitive kvígu kvígunnar kvíga/kvígna kvíganna/kvígnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwīgǭ.

Noun

kvíga f (genitive kvígu, plural kvígur)

  1. heifer, young cow

Declension
  Declension of kvíga (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvíga kvígan kvígur kvígurnar
accusative kvígu kvíguna kvígur kvígurnar
dative kvígu kvígunni kvígum kvígunum
genitive kvígu kvígunnar kvígna kvígnanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: kvíga
  • Faroese: kvíga
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvige
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvige
  • Swedish: kviga
  • Danish: kvie
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