þúfa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz; cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tue, Swedish tuva, Faroese túgva, English tuft. May come from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-.

Pronunciation

Noun

þúfa f (genitive singular þúfu, nominative plural þúfur)

  1. tussock, hillock, mound

Declension

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þūbaz; cognate with English tuft. May come from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-.

Noun

þúfa f (genitive þúfu, plural þúfur)

  1. mound, knoll

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þúfa
  • Faroese: túgva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tue
  • Swedish: tuva
  • Danish: tue