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Old English · pronoun

ahwæt

Part of speech
pronoun
IPA
/ɑːˈxwæt/
[ɑːˈʍæt]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈxwæt (2 syllables)
Modern English
anything

Meaning

  1. anything, something

  2. what kind of

Inflection

Inflection of ahwæt
Form
Nominative masculine feminine āhwā
Nominative neuter āhwæt
Accusative masculine feminine āhwone
Accusative neuter āhwæt
Genitive āhwæs
Dative āhwāmāhwǣm
Instrumental āhwȳāhwon

All forms (8)

Etymology

From ā- + hwæt (“what”).

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