hverfi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hverfi (“cluster of farms”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɛrvɪ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷɛrvɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛrvɪ

Noun

hverfi n (genitive singular hverfis, nominative plural hverfi)

  1. section of a town or city; a district, a neighbourhood; an arrondissement
  2. a cluster of farms; a rural neighbourhood

Declension
declension of hverfi
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hverfi hverfið hverfi hverfin
accusative hverfi hverfið hverfi hverfin
dative hverfi hverfinu hverfum hverfunum
genitive hverfis hverfisins hverfa hverfanna

Derived terms
  • sýsluhverfi
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