hov

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

hov

1. second-person singular imperative of hovět

   Synonym: hověj

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish hov, English hoof, German Huf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔvˀ/,

Noun

hov c (singular definite hoven, plural indefinite hove)

1. hoof

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hof (“shrine; court”), from Proto-Germanic *hufą, cognate with German Hof (“yard, court, farmyard”), Dutch hof (“yard, court, garden”). Doublet of hof (“court”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔvˀ/,

Noun

hov n (singular definite hovet, plural indefinite hov)

1. (religion, historical) temple (with reference to pre-Christian Norse religion)

Declension

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hó, compare English ho, German ho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔv/,

Interjection

hov

1. whoops
2. hey

Synonyms

• hovsa
• ups
• upsedasse

Dutch

Alternative forms

• HOV

Noun

hov n (uncountable)

1. Initialism of hoogwaardig openbaar vervoer (“high-quality public transport”).

Derived terms

• hov-bus
• hov-lijn

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Hov (hest)

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Old Norse hófr.

Noun

hov m (definite singular hoven, indefinite plural hover or høver, definite plural hovene or høvene)

1. a hoof

Derived terms

• hestehov

References

• “hov” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hov_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hófr m, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Akin to English hoof.

Alternative forms

• hóv (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːv/,
• Rhymes: -uːv

Noun

hov m (definite singular hoven, indefinite plural hovar or høver, definite plural hovane or høvene) or
hov f (definite singular hova, indefinite plural høver, definite plural høvene)

1. a solid (i.e. uncloven) hoof

Derived terms

• hestehov
• hovdyr (“solipede”)

Related terms

• klauv (“cloven hoof”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hóf n.

Alternative forms

• hóv (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːv/,
• Rhymes: -uːv

Noun

hov n (definite singular hovet, indefinite plural hov, definite plural hova)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hof.

Alternative forms

• hòv (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːv/,
• Rhymes: -oːv

Noun

hov n (definite singular hovet, indefinite plural hov, definite plural hova)

1. (historical) a pagan temple in the Old Norse religion
2. a hillock

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːv/,
• Rhymes: -uːv

Verb

hov

1. past tense of hevja
2. past tense of hevje

References

• “hov” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• hóv, hòv

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hōv, from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Cognate with Danish hov, English hoof, German Huf and Dutch hoef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːv/

Noun

hov c

1. hoof

Declension

Related terms

• hovtång

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German hof, cognate to German Hof and Danish hof.

Alternative forms

• hof (up until the 1906 spelling reform)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːv/

Noun

hov n

1. court; the people surrounding a ruler, such as a monarch or an emperor; the accommodation of a monarch

Declension

Related terms

• hyfsa
• hövisk
• hövlig

Descendants

• → Finnish: hovi
• → Finnish: huovi

Etymology 3

Verb

hov

1. (obsolete) past indicative of häva

   Och han hov upp sin röst och kvad

   And he took up his parable, and said (Numbers 24:3)

References

• hov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hov in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hov in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)