hvítar

Hvítar is an Icelandic word that functions as the feminine plural form of the adjective hvítur, meaning white. It is used before feminine plural nouns to describe something white. For example, hvítar konur means "white women." In Icelandic, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case, and hvítar appears as the feminine plural form when describing feminine plural nouns, typically in the nominative and accusative cases.

The base hvítur comes from Old Norse hvít-r and is part of a family of color adjectives in Icelandic that parallels other Germanic languages. In practice, hvítar is common in descriptive writing about people, animals, landscapes, and objects associated with whiteness or light.

Hvítar is not typically used as a fixed proper noun. There are no widely known organizations or places that use hvítar as a standalone name, and it is primarily encountered as a grammatical form rather than as an entity. In literary contexts, however, it can contribute to imagery of snow, light, or pallor.

See also: hvítur, Icelandic language, color adjectives, Hvítá.