hov

See also: HOV

Danish

Noun

hov c (singular definite hoven, plural indefinite hove)

  1. hoof

Declension

Interjection

hov

  1. whoops

Synonyms

  • hovsa
  • ups
  • upsedasse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːʋ/
  • Homophone: håv

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hófr. Akin to English hoof.

Alternative forms

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 hoof

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hof.

Alternative forms

Noun

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

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

References

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
Declension of hov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hov hoven hovar hovarna
Genitive hovs hovens hovars hovarnas
  • 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
Declension of hov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hov hovet hov hoven
Genitive hovs hovets hovs hovens

Etymology 3

Verb

hov

  1. past tense of häva.
    Och han hov upp sin röst och kvad
    And he took up his parable, and said (Numbers 24:3)
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