haf
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haf
Czech
Pronunciation
Interjection
haf
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- haf in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- haf in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- haf in Internetová jazyková příručka
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą.
Pronunciation
Noun
haf n (genitive singular hafs, nominative plural höf)
Declension
declension of haf
Synonyms
- (sea): úthaf n, mar m, sær m, sjór m, sjár m, viddi m (rare), ægir (poetic), frónband n (obsolete), Randvés slóð f, lýslóð f, lýsheimur m, oturheimur m, sílægja f, skerdiskur m, svanbekkur m, svalheimur m, svalteigur m, svanfold n, Vandals vegur m, þangheimur m, heimur Ægis m, ægisjór m
Derived terms
See also
(oceans) haf; Suður-Íshaf, Norður-Íshaf, Atlantshaf, Indlandshaf, Kyrrahaf, (Category: is:Oceans)
Middle English
Verb
haf
- Alternative form of haven (“to have”)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *habą.
Pronunciation
Noun
haf n (genitive hafs, plural hǫf)
Declension
Declension of haf (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- “haf”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Swedish
Verb
haf
Papiamentu
Etymology
Noun
haf
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
haf m inan
- (obsolete) bay, cove, gulf (body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land)
- Synonym: zatoka
Declension
Declension of haf
Further reading
- haf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Verb
haf
- imperative of hafva
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh ham, from Proto-Brythonic *haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *samos, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó-.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /haːv/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /haː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /haːv/
- Rhymes: -aːv
Noun
haf m (plural hafau, not mutable)
Derived terms
- Gwlad yr Haf (“Somerset”)
- hafod (“summer dwelling”)
- hirddydd haf, heuldro'r haf (“summer solstice”)
- safri'r haf (“summer savory”)
- sbotiau haf (“summer spots, freckles”)
See also
| Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| gwanwyn (“spring”) | haf (“summer”) | hydref (“autumn”) | gaeaf (“winter”) |