haf

See also: ha'f, haf-, and HAF

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦaf]

Interjection

haf

1. woof

Related terms

• hafan
• hafat

 

See also

• mňau

Further reading

• haf in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• haf in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• haf in Internetová jazyková příručka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːv/
• Rhymes: -aːv

Noun

haf n (genitive singular hafs, nominative plural höf)

1. ocean, sea

Declension

declension of haf

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	haf	hafið	höf	höfin
accusative	haf	hafið	höf	höfin
dative	hafi	hafinu	höfum	höfunum
genitive	hafs	hafsins	hafa	hafanna

Synonyms

• (sea): úthaf n, mar m, sær m, sjór m, sjár m, viddi m (rare), ægir (poetic), frónband n (obsolete), Randvés slóð f, lýslóð f, lýsheimur m, oturheimur m, sílægja f, skerdiskur m, svanbekkur m, svalheimur m, svalteigur m, svanfold n, Vandals vegur m, þangheimur m, heimur Ægis m, ægisjór m

Derived terms

• aðalhaf
• íshaf
• hafsjór
• Hafgufa

See also

(oceans) haf; Suður-Íshaf, Norður-Íshaf, Atlantshaf, Indlandshaf, Kyrrahaf, ^{(Category: is:Oceans)}

Middle English

Verb

haf

1. Alternative form of haven (“to have”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habą.

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑv/

Noun

haf n (genitive hafs, plural hǫf)

1. sea, ocean

Declension

  Declension of haf (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	haf	hafit	hǫf	hǫfin
accusative	haf	hafit	hǫf	hǫfin
dative	hafi	hafinu	hǫfum	hǫfunum
genitive	hafs	hafsins	hafa	hafanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: haf
• Faroese: hav
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hav
  • Russenorsk: gaf
• Norwegian Bokmål: hav
• Danish: hav
• Swedish: hav
• → English: haaf
• → Scots: haaf

References

• “haf”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

Verb

haf

1. second-person present imperative of hava

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch haven.

Noun

haf

1. harbour
2. port

Polish

haf

Etymology

Borrowed from German Haff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaf/
• Rhymes: -af
• Syllabification: haf

Noun

haf m inan

1. (obsolete) bay, cove, gulf (body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land)

   Synonym: zatoka

Declension

Declension of haf

	singular	plural
nominative	haf	hafy
genitive	hafu	hafów
dative	hafowi	hafom
accusative	haf	hafy
instrumental	hafem	hafami
locative	hafie	hafach
vocative	hafie	hafy

Further reading

• haf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Verb

haf

1. imperative of hafva

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh ham, from Proto-Brythonic *haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *samos, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /haːv/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /haː/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /haːv/
• Rhymes: -aːv

Noun

haf m (plural hafau, not mutable)

1. summer

   Synonym: (poetic) hefin

Derived terms

• Gwlad yr Haf (“Somerset”)
• hafod (“summer dwelling”)
• hirddydd haf, heuldro'r haf (“summer solstice”)
• safri'r haf (“summer savory”)
• sbotiau haf (“summer spots, freckles”)

 

See also

Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category
gwanwyn (“spring”)	haf (“summer”)	hydref (“autumn”)	gaeaf (“winter”)