hófur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Compare Danish and Swedish hov, English hoof, German Huf, Dutch hoef.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhouːvʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ouːvʏr

Noun

hófur m (genitive singular hófs, nominative plural hófar)

  1. hoof

Declension
declension of hófur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hófur hófurinn hófar hófarnir
accusative hóf hófinn hófa hófana
dative hófi / hóf hófinum / hófnum hófum hófunum
genitive hófs hófsins hófa hófanna

Derived terms
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