høvur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), a variant of *kapōlo (“head, bowl”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhøːvʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -øːvʊɹ
  • Homophone: høgur

Noun

høvur n (genitive singular høvuðs, plural høvur)

  1. head

Declension

Declension of høvur
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative høvur høvdið høvur høvdini
accusative høvur høvdið høvur høvdini
dative høvdi høvdinum høvdum høvdunum
genitive høvuðs høvuðsins høvda høvdanna

Synonyms

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