hetta

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See also: hətta

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hetta, from Proto-Germanic *hattijǭ.

Noun

hetta f (genitive singular hettu, plural hettur)

  1. cap
  2. The black nape and crown (lit., “cap”) on the head of the terna (Arctic tern / arctic tern).
  3. foreskin
Declension
Declension of hetta
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hetta hettan hettur hetturnar
accusative hettu hettuna hettur hetturnar
dative hettu hettuni hettum hettunum
genitive hettu hettunnar hetta hettanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hetta n sg

  1. (demonstrative) this, nominative and accusative singular neuter form of hesin
Declension
Demonstrative pronoun - ávísingarfornavn
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) hesin henda / hendan hetta / hettar
Accusative (hvønnfall) henda / hendan hesa
Dative (hvørjumfall) hesum hesari / hesi hesum
Genitive (hvørsfall) - - -
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) hesir hesar hesi
Accusative (hvønnfall) hesar
Dative (hvørjumfall) hesum
Genitive (hvørsfall) hesa


Derived terms
  • lat meg fáa hetta - please give me this (when pointing at something that you don't know the word for)

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish hätta.

Pronunciation

Noun

hetta f (genitive singular hettu, nominative plural hettur)

  1. cap, hood

Declension

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

hetta

  1. Rōmaji transcription of へった

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

hetta f sg

  1. definite feminine singular of hette

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hetta f sg

  1. definite feminine singular of hette

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hita, from Old Norse hiti. It could also be derived from the oblique cases of Old Swedish hiti (from Old Norse hiti) .

Noun

hetta c

  1. heat
Declension
Declension of hetta 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative hetta hettan
Genitive hettas hettans

Etymology 2

Partly from Old Swedish hita, partly from Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitijaną.

Verb

hetta (present hettar, preterite hettade, supine hettat, imperative hetta)

  1. to heat
Conjugation
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