háttur

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See also: hattur, háttr, and hátt

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic *hahtuz.

Pronunciation

Noun

háttur m (genitive singular háttar, plural hættir or háttir)

  1. way, manner
  2. (grammar) mood

Declension

m26 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative háttur hátturin hættir hættirnir
accusative hátt háttin hættir hættirnar
dative hátti háttinum háttum háttunum
genitive háttar háttarins hátta háttanna
m12 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative háttur hátturin háttir háttirnir
accusative hátt háttin háttir háttirnar
dative hátti háttinum háttum háttunum
genitive háttar háttarins hátta háttanna

Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic *hahtuz.

Pronunciation

Noun

háttur m (genitive singular háttar, nominative plural hættir)

  1. habit, wont, custom
    Synonym: venja
  2. a kind, a type
    Synonym: gerð
  3. way, manner
    Synonym: máti
  4. (grammar) mood
  5. (prosody, poetry) meter / metre
  6. (logic) mode, modality; (the classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity)

Declension

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