havn

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.

Pronunciation

Noun

havn c

  1. harbour, haven

Declension

Declension of havn
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative havn havnen havne havnene
genitive havns havnens havnes havnenes

Derived terms

References

Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.

Pronunciation

Noun

havn f (genitive singular havnar, plural havnir)

  1. harbour, haven

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative havn havnin havnir havnirnar
accusative havn havnina havnir havnirnar
dative havn havnini havnum havnunum
genitive havnar havnarinnar havna havnanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Danish havn, from Old Norse hǫfn (“port, harbor, haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habanō, *habnō (“harbour, haven”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂póneh₂ or *kh₂pnéh₂, from the root *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, grasp”).

Noun

havn f or m (definite singular havna or havnen, indefinite plural havner, definite plural havnene)

  1. a harbour, haven, port
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

havn

  1. imperative of havne

References

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