þúfa

See also: Þúfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz; cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tue, Swedish tuva, Faroese túgva, English tuft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθuːva/
• Rhymes: -uːva

Noun

þúfa f (genitive singular þúfu, nominative plural þúfur)

1. tussock, hillock, mound

Declension

declension of þúfa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þúfa	þúfan	þúfur	þúfurnar
accusative	þúfu	þúfuna	þúfur	þúfurnar
dative	þúfu	þúfunni	þúfum	þúfunum
genitive	þúfu	þúfunnar	þúfna	þúfnanna

Derived terms

• fara út um þúfur
• mauraþúfa (“anthill”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þūbaz; cognate with English tuft.

Noun

þúfa f (genitive þúfu, plural þúfur)

1. mound, knoll

Declension

  Declension of þúfa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þúfa	þúfan	þúfur	þúfurnar
accusative	þúfu	þúfuna	þúfur	þúfurnar
dative	þúfu	þúfunni	þúfum	þúfunum
genitive	þúfu	þúfunnar	þúfna	þúfnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: þúfa
• Faroese: túgva
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tue
• Swedish: tuva
• Danish: tue