høll

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫll, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-. Compare English hall. Related to Latin cella and English cellar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hœtl/
• Rhymes: -œtl

Noun

høll f (genitive singular hallar, plural hallir)

1. hall, saloon
2. (kvæði) castle, palace
   • glymur dansur í høll (Ormurin Langi, 1830)

     dance resounds in the halls

3. hall (sport hall, town hall, concert hall, etc.)

Declension

Declension of høll
f3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	høll	høllin	hallir	hallirnar
accusative	høll	høllina	hallir	hallirnar
dative	høll	høllini	høllum, hallum	høllunum, hallunum
genitive	hallar	hallarinnar	halla	hallanna