See also: haur

Faroese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hár.

Noun edit

háur m (genitive singular hás, plural háar)

  1. (zoology) shark
Declension edit
Declension of háur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative háur háurin háar háarnir
accusative háin háar háarnar
dative hái háinum háum háunum
genitive hás hásins háa háanna
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse hár, hór, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective edit

háur (comparative hærri, superlative hæstur)

  1. (poetic) high
  2. proud, snobbish
Declension edit
háur a17
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) háur hátt
Accusative (hvønnfall) háan háa
Dative (hvørjumfall) háum háari háum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (hás) (háar) (hás)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) háir háar
Accusative (hvønnfall) háar
Dative (hvørjumfall) háum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (háa)
Synonyms edit