hópur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hópr, an early borrowing from Middle Low German hôp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic *haup.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔuːwpʊɹ/

Noun

hópur m (genitive singular hóps, plural hópar)

  1. heap, great quantity
  2. union
  3. (biology, taxonomy) order (ordo)

Declension

m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hópur hópurin hópar hóparnir
accusative hóp hópin hópar hóparnar
dative hópi hópinum hópum hópunum
genitive hóps hópsins hópa hópanna

References

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hópr, an early borrowing from Middle Low German hôp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic *haup.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhouːpʏr/
    Rhymes: -ouːpʏr

Noun

hópur m (genitive singular hóps, nominative plural hópar)

  1. a group, a crowd
    Hópur fólks.
    A crowd of people.
    Mislitur hópur.
    A motley crowd.
  2. (statistics) population, universe; (group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn)
    Synonyms: þýði, stofn, (uncommon) lýður

Declension

Declension of hópur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hópur hópurinn hópar hóparnir
accusative hóp hópinn hópa hópana
dative hóp, hópi hópnum hópum hópunum
genitive hóps hópsins hópa hópanna

See also

  • úrtak (sample (statistics))