hógvur
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)
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 há and Norwegian Nynorsk hå.
Noun edit
hógvur m (genitive singular hós, uncountable)
- (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 |