havn
See also: Havn
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /havn/, [hɑʊ̯ˀn]
Noun
havn c
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | havn | havnen | havne | havnene |
| genitive | havns | havnens | havnes | havnenes |
Derived terms
References
- “havn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Alternative forms
- høvn (rare)
Etymology
From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /havn/
- Homophone: Havn
Noun
havn f (genitive singular havnar, plural havnir)
Declension
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | havn | havnin | havnir | havnirnar |
| accusative | havn | havnina | havnir | havnirnar |
| dative | havn | havnini | havnum | havnunum |
| genitive | havnar | havnarinnar | havna | havnanna |
Derived terms
- havnamaður
- havnarbátur
- havnargøta
- havnarlag
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- hamn (Nynorsk)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɑvn], [haʉn]
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Etymology 1
From Danish havn, from Old Norse hǫfn (“port, harbor, haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habanō, *habnō (“harbour, haven”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂póneh₂ or *kh₂pnéh₂, from the root *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, grasp”).
Noun
havn f or m (definite singular havna or havnen, indefinite plural havner, definite plural havnene)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
havn
- imperative of havne