húni

See also: huni and Húni

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʉuːnɪ/

Etymology 1

Noun

húni m (genitive singular húna, plural húnar)

1. masthead
   • vinda segl í húnar hátt

     hoist to the masthead

   • heysa flagið í húnar hátt

     the flag is run up

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	húni	húnin	húnar	húnarnir
accusative	húna	húnan	húnar	húnarnar
dative	húna	húnanum	húnum	húnunum
genitive	húna	húnans	húna	húnanna

Etymology 2

From Late Latin Hunnus, apparently ultimately from Turkic Hun-yü, the name of a tribe (they were known in China as (Hsiungnu)).

Noun

húni m (genitive singular húna, plural húnar)

1. Hun

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	húni	húnin	húnar	húnarnir
accusative	húna	húnan	húnar	húnarnar
dative	húna	húnanum	húnum	húnunum
genitive	húna	húnans	húna	húnanna

Derived terms

• Húnaland

Icelandic

Noun

húni

1. indefinite dative singular of húnn