hópur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hópr, an early borrowing from Middle Low German hôp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔuːwpʊɹ/

Noun

hópur m (genitive singular hóps, plural hópar)

1. heap, great quantity
2. union
3. (biology, taxonomy) order (ordo)

Declension

Declension of hópur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hópur	hópurin	hópar	hóparnir
accusative	hóp	hópin	hópar	hóparnar
dative	hópi	hópinum	hópum	hópunum
genitive	hóps	hópsins	hópa	hópanna

Related terms

• slag (species)
• slekt (genus)
• ætt (family)
• flokkur (class)
• fylki (phylum)
• ríki (kingdom/regnum)

References

• Lívfrøðilig frøðinevni (Jens-Kjeld Jensen & Marjun A. Simonsen) (nomenclature)
• Øktur føroyskur frøðinevnalisti (Jens-Kjeld Jensen) (Extended List of Nomenclature)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hópr, an early borrowing from Middle Low German hôp, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhouːpʏr/

  Rhymes: -ouːpʏr

Noun

hópur m (genitive singular hóps, nominative plural hópar)

1. a group, a crowd

   Hópur fólks.

   A crowd of people.

   Mislitur hópur.

   A motley crowd.

2. (statistics) population, universe; (group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn)

Synonyms

• (statistics: population): þýði, stofn, (uncommon) lýður

See also

• úrtak (statistics: sample)