"hwīt" meaning in Proto-West Germanic

See hwīt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*hwītaz}} Proto-Germanic *hwītaz Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|adjective}} *hwīt Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-adj}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], hwīt [masculine, nominative, singular], hwītu [feminine, nominative, singular], hwīt [neuter, nominative, singular], hwītanā [accusative, masculine, singular], hwītā [accusative, feminine, singular], hwīt [accusative, neuter, singular], hwītas [genitive, masculine, singular], hwīteʀā [feminine, genitive, singular], hwītas [genitive, neuter, singular], hwītumē [dative, masculine, singular], hwīteʀē [dative, feminine, singular], hwītumē [dative, neuter, singular], hwītu [instrumental, masculine, singular], hwīteʀu [feminine, instrumental, singular], hwītu [instrumental, neuter, singular], hwītē [masculine, nominative, plural], hwītō [feminine, nominative, plural], hwītu [neuter, nominative, plural], hwītā [accusative, masculine, plural], hwītā [accusative, feminine, plural], hwītu [accusative, neuter, plural], hwīteʀō [genitive, masculine, plural], hwīteʀō [feminine, genitive, plural], hwīteʀō [genitive, neuter, plural], hwītēm [dative, masculine, plural], hwītum [dative, masculine, plural], hwītēm [dative, feminine, plural], hwītum [dative, feminine, plural], hwītēm [dative, neuter, plural], hwītum [dative, neuter, plural], hwītēm [instrumental, masculine, plural], hwītum [instrumental, masculine, plural], hwītēm [feminine, instrumental, plural], hwītum [feminine, instrumental, plural], hwītēm [instrumental, neuter, plural], hwītum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. white Tags: reconstruction Derived forms: hwītēn, hwītijan
    Sense id: en-hwīt-gmw-pro-adj-AY-pakRx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header Related terms: blaik, blank, hwīt, blas, falu, grāu, hasu, grīs, hair, blak, swart, raud, brūn, erp, dunn, dusn, gelu, grōnī, blāu, purpurā
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              "word": "wieß"
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    {
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      "form": "hwīt",
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "hwītu",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "hwītā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "hwīt",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "hwīteʀā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "hwītumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīteʀē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīteʀu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "hwītē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīteʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "hwītēm",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hwītum",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "plural"
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      "form": "hwītēm",
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "hwītēm",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hwītum",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītēm",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītēm",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "hwītanā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīt",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīteʀā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīteʀē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīteʀu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīteʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīteʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwīteʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "*hwīt",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gmw-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwīt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "blaik"
    },
    {
      "word": "blank"
    },
    {
      "word": "hwīt"
    },
    {
      "word": "blas"
    },
    {
      "word": "falu"
    },
    {
      "word": "grāu"
    },
    {
      "word": "hasu"
    },
    {
      "word": "grīs"
    },
    {
      "word": "hair"
    },
    {
      "word": "blak"
    },
    {
      "word": "swart"
    },
    {
      "word": "raud"
    },
    {
      "word": "brūn"
    },
    {
      "word": "erp"
    },
    {
      "word": "dunn"
    },
    {
      "word": "dusn"
    },
    {
      "word": "gelu"
    },
    {
      "word": "grōnī"
    },
    {
      "word": "blāu"
    },
    {
      "word": "purpurā"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-West Germanic a-stem adjectives",
        "Proto-West Germanic adjectives",
        "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "gmw-pro:Colors"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwīt"
}

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