høvur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), a variant of *kapōlo (“head, bowl”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhøːvʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -øːvʊɹ
  • Homophone: høgur

Noun

høvur n (genitive singular høvuðs, plural høvur)

  1. head

Declension
n33 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative høvur høvurini høvur høvurini
Accusative høvur høvurini høvur høvurini
Dative høvdi høvdinum høvdum høvdunum
Genitive høvuðs høvuðsins høvda høvdanna

Synonyms
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