hót

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hot"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hót, which is a contraction of hvat, the neuter pronoun of obsolete hvar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /houːt/
  • Rhymes: -ouːt

Noun

hót n (genitive singular hóts, nominative plural hót)

  1. (dated) whit, bit, trifle
    Synonym: ögn

Usage notes

  • This word is mostly unused in modern Icelandic, although it has been preserved through the phrase ekki hót (“not at all, not a whit”).

Declension

Declension of hót (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hót hótið hót hótin
accusative hót hótið hót hótin
dative hóti hótinu hótum hótunum
genitive hóts hótsins hóta hótanna

Derived terms

  • vera ekki hótinu betri (“to not be the least bit better”)
  • ekki hót (“not a whit, not at all”)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Muong Bi hóch.

Pronunciation

Verb

hót • (唿)

  1. (of birds) to sing

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