hófur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Compare Danish and Swedish hov, English hoof, German Huf, Dutch hoef.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhouːvʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ouːvʏr

Noun

hófur m (genitive singular hófs, nominative plural hófar)

  1. hoof

Declension

Declension of hófur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hófur hófurinn hófar hófarnir
accusative hóf hófinn hófa hófana
dative hófi hófnum hófum hófunum
genitive hófs hófsins hófa hófanna

Derived terms

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