yfirhöfn

Icelandic

Noun

yfirhöfn f (genitive singular yfirhafnar, nominative plural yfirhafnir)

  1. an overcoat, a coat, an outer garment
    • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
      Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
      If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.

Declension

Declension of yfirhöfn (feminine, based on höfn)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative yfirhöfn yfirhöfnin yfirhafnir yfirhafnirnar
accusative yfirhöfn yfirhöfnina yfirhafnir yfirhafnirnar
dative yfirhöfn yfirhöfninni yfirhöfnum yfirhöfnunum
genitive yfirhafnar yfirhafnarinnar yfirhafna yfirhafnanna

See also

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