høvn

Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hœvn/

Noun

høvn f (genitive singular havnar, plural havnir)

  1. harbour, haven
  2. pasture

Declension
Declension of høvn
f3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative høvn høvnin havnir havnirnar
accusative høvn høvnina havnir havnirnar
dative høvn høvnini høvnum, havnum høvnunum, havnunum
genitive havnar havnarinnar havna havnanna

Derived terms
  • -un (→ Saksun, Skopun)
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