hov

See also: HOV

Danish

Noun

hov c (singular definite hoven, plural indefinite hove)

  1. hoof

Declension

Interjection

hov

  1. whoops

Synonyms

  • hovsa
  • ups
  • upsedasse

Norwegian Bokmål

En hov

Etymology

From Old Norse hófr

Noun

hov m (definite singular hoven, indefinite plural hover or høver, definite plural hovene or høvene)

  1. a hoof

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːʋ/
  • Homophone: håv

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hófr. Akin to English hoof.

Alternative forms

Noun

hov m (definite singular hoven, indefinite plural hovar or høver, definite plural hovane or høvene)
or
hov f (definite singular hova, indefinite plural høver, definite plural høvene)

  1. a hoof
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hof.

Alternative forms

Noun

hov n (definite singular hovet, indefinite plural hov, definite plural hova)

  1. (historical) a pagan temple in the Old Norse religion

References


Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /huːv/

Noun

hov c

  1. hoof
Declension
Declension of hov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hov hoven hovar hovarna
Genitive hovs hovens hovars hovarnas
  • hovtång

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German hof, cognate to German Hof and Danish hof.

Alternative forms

  • hof (up until the 1906 spelling reform)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːv/

Noun

hov n

  1. court; the people surrounding a ruler, such as a monarch or an emperor; the accommodation of a monarch
Declension
Declension of hov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hov hovet hov hoven
Genitive hovs hovets hovs hovens

Verb

hov

  1. past tense of häva.
    Och han hov upp sin röst och kvad
    And he took up his parable, and said (Numbers 24:3)
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