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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (“head”), a variant of *kapōlo (“head, bowl”).
Pronunciation
Noun
høvd n (genitive singular høvuðs, plural høvd)
- head
Declension
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Definite
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| Nominative
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høvd
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høvdini
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høvd
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høvdini
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| Accusative
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høvd
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høvdini
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høvd
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høvdini
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| Dative
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høvdi
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høvdinum
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høvdum
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høvdunum
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| Genitive
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høvuðs
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høvuðsins
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høvda
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høvdanna
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
høvd
- past participle of høva