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hvis.

if (supposing that)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

conj/ves/[ʋe̝s̺]
  1. if (supposing that)

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German wes, genitive to wê (“who”), wat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

pron[ves]
  1. whose (of whom, of which)

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hvess, genitive singular of hvo / hvem (“who”), from Proto-Germanic *hwaz (“who”).

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