Faroese edit

Etymology 1 edit

From hóvur, from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hógvur m (genitive singular hóvs, plural hógvar)

  1. (anatomy, equestrianism) hoof
Declension edit
m40 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hógvur hógvurin hógvar hógvarnir
Accusative hógv hógvin hógvar hógvarnar
Dative hógvi hógvinum hógvum hógvunum
Genitive hóvs hóvsins hógva hógvanna
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Germanic *hah(w)ō, cognate with Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk .

Noun edit

hógvur m (genitive singular hós, uncountable)

  1. (agriculture) remaining stubs of cut-down grass in the homefield
Declension edit
m37s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative hógvur hógvurin
Accusative hógv hógvin
Dative hógvi hógvinum
Genitive hós hósins