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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic *hahtuz.
Pronunciation
Noun
háttur m (genitive singular háttar, plural hættir or háttir)
- way, manner
- (grammar) mood
Declension
m26
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Singular
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Plural
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Nominative
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háttur
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hátturin
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hættir
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hættirnir
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Accusative
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hátt
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háttin
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hættir
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hættirnar
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Dative
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hátti
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háttinum
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háttum
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háttunum
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Genitive
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háttar
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háttarins
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hátta
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háttanna
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m12
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Singular
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Plural
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Nominative
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háttur
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hátturin
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háttir
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háttirnir
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Accusative
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hátt
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háttin
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háttir
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háttirnar
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Dative
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hátti
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háttinum
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háttum
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háttunum
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Genitive
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háttar
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háttarins
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hátta
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háttanna
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic *hahtuz.
Pronunciation
Noun
háttur m (genitive singular háttar, nominative plural hættir)
- habit, wont, custom
- a kind, a type
- way, manner
- (grammar) mood
- (prosody, poetry) meter / metre
- (logic) mode, modality; (the classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity)
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived from: (logic) mode, modality