See also: hovud-

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (head).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²hoˑvu/, /²hoˑvʉ/, [²hɞ̞ː.ʋʉ], [²hɞ̞ʋ.ʋʉ]
  • (Voss, Hardanger) IPA(key): /²hoːvu/, [²hoː.ʋu]
  • (Western Telemark) IPA(key): [²hɞ̞ː.ʋu]
  • Rhymes: -vu, -vʉ
  • Hyphenation: hò‧vud
  • Note: The -d is always silent, except in declensions where it directly follows the v, such as in å hovde, or dialectal dative hovdæ (Setesdal) and hovde (West Telemark).

Noun

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hovud n (definite singular hovudet, indefinite plural hovud, definite plural hovuda)

  1. (anatomy) head
    Han slo seg i hovudet.
    He hit his head.
  2. top, something that resembles a head
  3. leader, head
    Synonyms: hovding, formann, hovudsmann

Declension

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Dialectal declension

Derived terms

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