hnot

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Cognate with Faroese nøt, Norwegian nøtt, nòt, Danish nød, Swedish nöt, English nut, Dutch noot, German Nuss, and also Latin nux.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̥ɔːt/

Noun

hnot f (genitive singular hnotar, nominative plural hnotir or hnotur or hnetur)

  1. (rare) a nut

Declension
  • plural hnotir:
declension of hnot
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hnot hnotin hnotir hnotirnar
accusative hnot hnotina hnotir hnotirnar
dative hnot hnotinni hnotum hnotunum
genitive hnotar hnotarinnar hnota hnotanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • haslahnot
  • heslihnot
  • hnotskurn
  • hnotabit
  • hnotabítast
  • Hnotasteinn
  • hnotber
  • hnotbrjótur
  • hnotbrúnn, hnotbrún, hnotbrúnt
  • hnotgjarn, hnotgjörn, hnotgjarnt
  • Hnothamrar
  • hnotkráka
  • hnotskel
  • hnotskógur
  • hnotsörvi
  • hnottajörð
  • hnotti
  • hnottré
  • Hnotuberg
  • hnotubrjótur
  • hnotubrúnn, hnotubrún, hnotubrúnt
  • hnotuskel
  • hnotutré
  • hnotviður
  • í hnotskurn
  • jarðhnot
  • kókoshnot
  • valhnot

See also
  • hnota

Old English

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xnot/, [n̥ot]

Adjective

hnot

  1. bald
  2. cropped, pollarded (of trees, plants)

Declension
Declension of hnot — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hnot hnot hnot
Accusative hnotne hnotte hnot
Genitive hnottes hnotre hnottes
Dative hnottum hnotre hnottum
Instrumental hnotte hnotre hnotte
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hnotte hnotta, hnotte hnot
Accusative hnotte hnotta, hnotte hnot
Genitive hnotra hnotra hnotra
Dative hnottum hnottum hnottum
Instrumental hnottum hnottum hnottum
Declension of hnot — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hnotta hnotte hnotte
Accusative hnottan hnottan hnotte
Genitive hnottan hnottan hnottan
Dative hnottan hnottan hnottan
Instrumental hnottan hnottan hnottan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hnottan hnottan hnottan
Accusative hnottan hnottan hnottan
Genitive hnotra, hnottena hnotra, hnottena hnotra, hnottena
Dative hnottum hnottum hnottum
Instrumental hnottum hnottum hnottum

Descendants
  • English: nott

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Cognate with Old English hnutu (English nut), Dutch noot, Old High German nuz (German Nuss).

Noun

hnot f (genitive hnotar, plural hnetr or hnøtr, genitive plural hnata)

  1. nut

Declension
  Declension of hnot (strong consonant stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hnot hnotin hnetr hnetrnar
accusative hnot hnotina hnetr hnetrnar
dative hnot hnotinni hnotum hnotunum
genitive hnotar hnotarinnar hnata hnatanna
The declension of this noun is highly irregular.

Descendants

References
  • “hnot”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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