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Jamtish
Etymology
From Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.
Pronunciation
Noun
huvu n
- head
Declension
Declension of huvu (irregular)
| neuter
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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definite
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indefinite
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definite
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| nominative-accusative
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huvu
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huvuð
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huvu, huva
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huvu, huva
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| dative
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huvu
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huvun, huvan
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huvu, huva
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huvum
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| compound-genitive
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huvu
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―
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huvu
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―
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| vocative
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huvu
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―
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huver
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―
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References
- ^ Andersson, Einar & Edlund, Gösta & Johansson, Petter. 2001. Klövsjöord. p. 69; Österberg, Karl Lorenz. 1914. Ovikens bygdemål i Jämtland. p. 96
- ^ Söderström, Sven. 1972. Om kvantitetsutvecklingen i norrlänska folkmål. p. 36
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Metaphony of hovud, from Old Norse hǫfuð. Compare Jamtish huvu and Swedish huvud.
Noun
huvu n (definite singular huvuet or (dialectal) huvu’, indefinite plural huvu, definite plural huvua)
- (dialectal) alternative form of hovud
1923, Sigurd Nergaard, Eventyr, barnevers, spurningar og ordspraak [Fairytales, Children’s Verset, Riddles, and Sayings], page 93:Aa er det som er mitt i huvu’ ditt?- What is in the middle of your head?