háur

See also: haur and Haur

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔɑːvʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːvʊɹ
• Homophone: hávur

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hár.

Noun

háur m (genitive singular hás, plural háar)

1. (zoology) shark

Declension

Declension of háur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	háur	háurin	háar	háarnir
accusative	há	háin	háar	háarnar
dative	hái	háinum	háum	háunum
genitive	hás	hásins	háa	háanna

Synonyms

• hávur

Derived terms

• hákallur
• hákelling

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

háur (comparative hærri, superlative hæstur)

1. (poetic) high
2. proud, snobbish

Declension

háur a17
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	háur	há	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	há
Accusative (hvønnfall)	háar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	háum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(háa)

Synonyms

• (proud): errin, hástórur