háur

See also: haur and Haur

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔɑːvʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɑːvʊɹ
  • Homophone: hávur

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hár.

Noun

háur m (genitive singular hás, plural háar)

  1. (zoology) shark
Declension
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative háur háurin háar háarnir
accusative há háin háar háarnar
dative hái háinum háum háunum
genitive hás hásins háa háanna
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse hár, hór, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective

háur (comparative hærri, superlative hæstur)

  1. (poetic) high
  2. proud, snobbish
Declension
Declension of háur (a17)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative háur há hátt
accusative háan háa hátt
dative háum háari háum
genitive hás háar hás
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative háir háar há
accusative háar háar há
dative háum háum háum
genitive háa háa háa
Synonyms
  • (proud): errin, hástórur
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