hógvur

Faroese

Etymology 1

From hóvur, from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛɡvʊr]

Noun

hógvur m (genitive singular hóvs, plural hógvar)

1. (anatomy, equestrianism) hoof

Declension

m40	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hógvur	hógvurin	hógvar	hógvarnir
accusative	hógv	hógvin	hógvar	hógvarnar
dative	hógvi	hógvinum	hógvum	hógvunum
genitive	hóvs	hóvsins	hógva	hógvanna

Synonyms

• hóvur

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hah(w)ō, cognate with Icelandic há and Norwegian Nynorsk hå.

Noun

hógvur m (genitive singular hós, uncountable)

1. (agriculture) remaining stubs of cut-down grass in the homefield

Declension

m37-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hógvur	hógvurin
accusative	hógv	hógvin
dative	hógvi	hógvinum
genitive	hós	hósins