havn
See also: Havn
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
havn c
Declension edit
Declension of havn
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “havn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese edit
Alternative forms edit
- høvn (rare)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
havn f (genitive singular havnar, plural havnir)
Declension edit
Declension of havn | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | havn | havnin | havnir | havnirnar |
accusative | havn | havnina | havnir | havnirnar |
dative | havn | havnini | havnum | havnunum |
genitive | havnar | havnarinnar | havna | havnanna |
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Danish havn, from Old Norse hǫfn (“port, harbor, haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habanō, *habnō (“harbour, haven”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂póneh₂ or *kh₂pnéh₂, from the root *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, grasp”).
Noun edit
havn f or m (definite singular havna or havnen, indefinite plural havner, definite plural havnene)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- hamn (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
havn
- imperative of havne