*hwilīkaz

Runic: ᚺᚹᛁᛚᛁᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷi.liː.kɑz/

determiner

Meanings

what kind of, what sort of

Etymology

From *hwī (‘what’) + *-līkaz (‘-like’), the former being the stem of *hwaz (‘what, who’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
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Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Acc.	–	–	–	–	–	–
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Dat.	–	–	–	–	–	–
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Descendants

hwelċ (Old English)
- hwilc, hwic, whilk, hwilch, hwulch, wilche, whuch, which (Middle English)
  - which (English)
hwelċ (Old English)
- hwilc, hwic, whilk, hwilch, hwulch, wilche, whuch, which (Middle English)
  - quhilk (Early Scots)
    - whilk (Scots)
hwilċ (Old English)
- hwilc, hwic, whilk, hwilch, hwulch, wilche, whuch, which (Middle English)
  - which (English)
hwilċ (Old English)
- hwilc, hwic, whilk, hwilch, hwulch, wilche, whuch, which (Middle English)
  - quhilk (Early Scots)
    - whilk (Scots)
hwylċ (Old English)
- hwilc, hwic, whilk, hwilch, hwulch, wilche, whuch, which (Middle English)
  - which (English)
hwylċ (Old English)
- hwilc, hwic, whilk, hwilch, hwulch, wilche, whuch, which (Middle English)
  - quhilk (Early Scots)
    - whilk (Scots)
hwelik (Old Frisian)
- hock (North Frisian)
- wäl, wäkker, wäkke (Saterland Frisian)
- hokker (West Frisian)
hwelk (Old Frisian)
- hock (North Frisian)
- wäl, wäkker, wäkke (Saterland Frisian)
- hokker (West Frisian)
hwek (Old Frisian)
- hock (North Frisian)
- wäl, wäkker, wäkke (Saterland Frisian)
- hokker (West Frisian)
hulk (Old Frisian)
- hock (North Frisian)
- wäl, wäkker, wäkke (Saterland Frisian)
- hokker (West Frisian)
huk (Old Frisian)
- hock (North Frisian)
- wäl, wäkker, wäkke (Saterland Frisian)
- hokker (West Frisian)
hok (Old Frisian)
- hock (North Frisian)
- wäl, wäkker, wäkke (Saterland Frisian)
- hokker (West Frisian)
hwilīk (Old Saxon)
- welk (Middle Low German)
  - welke, wecke (German Low German)
  - welk (Low German)
welik (Old Dutch)
- welc (Middle Dutch)
  - welk (Dutch)
welih (Old High German)
- welich, welch (Middle High German)
  - welch, welcher (German)
hwalīh (Old High German)
- welich, welch (Middle High German)
  - welch, welcher (German)
hwelīh (Old High German)
- welich, welch (Middle High German)
  - welch, welcher (German)
hwilīh (Old High German)
- welich, welch (Middle High German)
  - welch, welcher (German)
wilih (Old High German)
- welich, welch (Middle High German)
  - welch, welcher (German)
hvíglíkr (Old Norse)
- hvílíkur (Faroese)
- hvílíkur (Icelandic)
- hokken, hokke som, hokke (Norwegian Nynorsk)
hvíglíkr (Old Norse)
- hvilken (Danish)
  - hvilken (Norwegian Bokmål)
hvíglíkr (Old Norse)
- hvilikin, hulkin (Old Swedish)
  - vilken, hóken, hôkken (Swedish)
hvílíkr (Old Norse)
- hvílíkur (Faroese)
- hvílíkur (Icelandic)
- hokken, hokke som, hokke (Norwegian Nynorsk)
hvílíkr (Old Norse)
- hvilken (Danish)
  - hvilken (Norwegian Bokmål)
hvílíkr (Old Norse)
- hvilikin, hulkin (Old Swedish)
  - vilken, hóken, hôkken (Swedish)
𐍈𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (ƕileiks) (Gothic)

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