horvatn

Icelandic

Etymology

From hor (“famine, starvation”) + vatn (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔr.vahtn/

Noun

horvatn n (genitive singular horvatns, no plural)

1. (rare) sweat or perspiration, especially from a skinny man

   Það draup af honum horvatnið.

   Sweat dripped from him.

Declension

declension of horvatn

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	horvatn	horvatnið	horvötn	horvötnin
accusative	horvatn	horvatnið	horvötn	horvötnin
dative	horvatni	horvatninu	horvötnum	horvötnunum
genitive	horvatns	horvatnsins	horvatna	horvatnanna