hvöt

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hvǫt, from Proto-Germanic *hwatō; compare Middle English whate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰvœːt/, /xʷœːt/
• Rhymes: -œːt

Noun

hvöt f (genitive singular hvatar, nominative plural hvatir)

1. impulse, urge
2. encouragement

   Synonyms: hvatning, örvun

Declension

declension of hvöt

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvöt	hvötin	hvatir	hvatirnar
accusative	hvöt	hvötina	hvatir	hvatirnar
dative	hvöt	hvötinni	hvötum	hvötunum
genitive	hvatar	hvatarinnar	hvata	hvatanna

Derived terms

• eðlishvöt (“natural instinct”)
• kynhvöt (“sex drive”)

Related terms

• hvatur (“quick, lively”)
• hvetja (“to whet; to encourage”)