hvid

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hwit, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos.

Pronunciation

  • Homophone: vid (the adjective, the verb form)

Adjective

hvid

  1. white
  2. blank
    • hvide blade
      blank leaves
Inflection
Inflection of hvid
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular hvid hvidere hvidest2
Neuter singular hvidt hvidere hvidest2
Plural hvide hvidere hvidest2
Definite attributive1 hvide hvidere hvideste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)
     hvid      grå      sort      brun
             lyserød              rød ; højrød              orange              gul ; flødefarvet
             lime              grøn                           cyan ; turkis
             azurblå              blå              violet ; indigo              magenta ; lilla

Etymology 2

From old Danish hvid (a silver coin), from Middle Low German witte.

Noun

hvid c (singular definite hviden, plural indefinite hvide)

  1. penny, cent/dime (han ejer ikke en hvid = he has not got a penny/cent/dime)
Declension

References

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