hófdýr

Icelandic

Etymology

From hófur (“a hoof”) +‎ dýr (“an animal”). Compare Swedish hovdyr and German Huftier.

Noun

hófdýr n (genitive singular hófdýrs, nominative plural hófdýr)

  1. soliped, hoofed animal

Declension

Declension of hófdýr (neuter, based on dýr)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hófdýr hófdýrið hófdýr hófdýrin
accusative hófdýr hófdýrið hófdýr hófdýrin
dative hófdýri hófdýrinu hófdýrum hófdýrunum
genitive hófdýrs hófdýrsins hófdýra hófdýranna

Derived terms

  • eiginleg hófdýr (“a perissodactyl, Perissodactyla”)
  • hófdýr með staka tölu táa (“a perissodactyl, Perissodactyla”)
  • staktæð hófdýr (“a perissodactyl, Perissodactyla”)
  • tamið hófdýr (“a domestic soliped”)

See also

  • klaufdýr

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hófdýr”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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