húfa

See also: hüfa and hu̐fa

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse húfa. Cognate with Scots how; Old High German hūba,(German Haube); Faroese húgva, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hue, Norwegian Nynorsk huve and Swedish huva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːva/
    Rhymes: -uːva
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːa/
    Rhymes: -uːa

Noun

húfa f (genitive singular húfu, nominative plural húfur)

  1. cap (soft brimless hat)

Declension

Declension of húfa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative húfa húfan húfur húfurnar
accusative húfu húfuna húfur húfurnar
dative húfu húfunni húfum húfunum
genitive húfu húfunnar húfa, húfna húfanna, húfnanna