kvit

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kvittr, from Middle Low German quit, from Medieval Latin quitus, quittus, from Latin quiētus (“quiet, calm”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kvit/, [ˈkʰvid̥]

Adjective[edit]

kvit (neuter kvit, plural and definite singular attributive kvit)

  1. free from debt
  2. unencumbered

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk kvit, and the Norwegian spoken language where Old Norse hv developed into kv. From Old Norse hvítr.

Adjective[edit]

kvit (neuter singular kvitt, definite singular and plural kvite)

  1. Alternative form of hvit (“white”)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Dialects

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Akin to English white.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kvit (neuter kvitt, definite singular and plural kvite, comparative kvitare, indefinite superlative kvitast, definite superlative kvitaste)

  1. white

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Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
     kvit      grå      svart
             raud              oransje; brun              gul
                          grøn             
             (turkis)                           blå
                          rosa; lilla              rosa

References[edit]

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