höft

See also: hoft

Swedish

Etymology

Originally borrowed from Middle Low German hufte. Displaced Old Swedish miædhm, from Old Norse mjǫðm.

Noun

höft c

1. haunch, hip

Declension

Declension of höft
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	höft	höften	höfter	höfterna
Genitive	höfts	höftens	höfters	höfternas

Derived terms

• höftben
• höftfraktur
• höftfäste
• höfthållare
• höfthöjd
• höftkula
• höftkurva
• höftled
• höftlång
• höftmått
• höftoperation
• höftparti
• höftprotes
• höftskada
• höftskott
• höftskynke
• höftvärk

 

See also

• höfta
• på en höft

Further reading

• höft in Svensk ordbok.
• höft in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)