hvað

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hvat, originally the neuter form of *hver (from Proto-Germanic *hwaz), but conflated with hverr (whence Modern Icelandic hver). Corresponds to Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod. See hver. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʰvaːð/ Homophone: kvað IPA(key): /xʷaːð/ (dialectal, now rare) Rhymes: -aːð === Pronoun === hvað nominative/accusative neuter singular of hver: what ==== Usage notes ==== hvert is used when there is an associated noun governed by the pronoun; hvað is used when there is no such noun. ==== Derived terms ==== af hverju (“why”) hvað segirðu (“how are you”) === Adverb === hvað how (with reference to an adjective or an adverb)