þúfa

See also: Þúfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz; cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tue, Swedish tuva, Faroese túgva, English tuft. May come from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθuːva/
  • Rhymes: -uːva

Noun

þúfa f (genitive singular þúfu, nominative plural þúfur)

  1. tussock, hillock, mound

Declension

Declension of þúfa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þúfa þúfan þúfur þúfurnar
accusative þúfu þúfuna þúfur þúfurnar
dative þúfu þúfunni þúfum þúfunum
genitive þúfu þúfunnar þúfna þúfnanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þūbaz; cognate with English tuft. May come from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-.

Noun

þúfa f (genitive þúfu, plural þúfur)

  1. mound, knoll

Declension

Declension of þúfa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þúfa þúfan þúfur þúfurnar
accusative þúfu þúfuna þúfur þúfurnar
dative þúfu þúfunni þúfum þúfunum
genitive þúfu þúfunnar þúfna þúfnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þúfa
  • Faroese: túgva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tue
  • Swedish: tuva
  • Danish: tue
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