horvatn

Icelandic

Etymology

From hor (“famine, starvation”) +‎ vatn (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔr.vahtn/

Noun

horvatn n (genitive singular horvatns, nominative plural horvötn)

1. (rare) sweat or perspiration, especially from a skinny man

   Það draup af honum horvatnið.

   Sweat dripped from him.

Declension

Declension of horvatn (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	horvatn	horvatnið	horvötn	horvötnin
accusative	horvatn	horvatnið	horvötn	horvötnin
dative	horvatni	horvatninu	horvötnum	horvötnunum
genitive	horvatns	horvatnsins	horvatna	horvatnanna