háur

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hár.

Noun

háur m (genitive singular hás, plural háar)

  1. (zoology) shark
Declension
Declension of háur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative háur háurin háar háarnir
accusative há háin háar háarnar
dative hái háinum háum háunum
genitive hás hásins háa háanna
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse hár, hór, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective

háur (comparative hærri, superlative hæstur)

  1. (poetic) high
  2. proud, snobbish
Declension
háur a17
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) háur há hátt
Accusative (hvønnfall) háan háa
Dative (hvørjumfall) háum háari háum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (hás) (háar) (hás)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) háir háar há
Accusative (hvønnfall) háar
Dative (hvørjumfall) háum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (háa)
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