haf
See also: ha'f
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦaf]
Interjection
haf
- woof
Related terms
- hafat
- hafan
See also
- mňau
Further reading
- haf in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- haf in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haːv/
- Rhymes: -aːv
Noun
haf n (genitive singular hafs, nominative plural höf)
- ocean, sea
Declension
declension of haf
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | haf | hafið | höf | höfin |
accusative | haf | hafið | höf | höfin |
dative | hafi | hafinu | höfum | höfunum |
genitive | hafs | hafsins | hafa | hafanna |
Synonyms
- (sea): úthaf n, mar m, sær m, sjór m, sjár m, viddi m (rare), ægir (poetic), frónband n (obsolete), Randvés slóð f, lýslóð f, lýsheimur m, oturheimur m, sílægja f, skerdiskur m, svanbekkur m, svalheimur m, svalteigur m, svanfold n, Vandals vegur m, þangheimur m, heimur Ægis m, ægisjór m
Derived terms
- aðalhaf
- íshaf
- hafsjór
- Hafgufa
See also
(oceans) haf; Suður-Íshaf, Norður-Íshaf, Atlantshaf, Indlandshaf, Kyrrahaf, (Category: is:Oceans)
Middle English
Verb
haf
- Alternative form of haven (“to have”)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *habą.
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈhɑv/
Noun
haf n
- sea, ocean
Declension
Declension of haf (strong a-stem)
neuter | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | haf | hafit | hǫf | hǫfin |
accusative | haf | hafit | hǫf | hǫfin |
dative | hafi | hafinu | hǫfum | hǫfunum |
genitive | hafs | hafsins | hafa | hafanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: haf
- Faroese: hav
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hav
- Norwegian Bokmål: hav
- Danish: hav
- Swedish: hav
References
- “haf”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Papiamentu
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Etymology
From Dutch haven.
Noun
haf
- harbour
- port
Polish
Etymology
From German Haff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaf/
- Rhymes: -af
- Syllabification: haf
Noun
haf m inan
- bay
- Synonym: zatoka
Further reading
- haf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- haf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Verb
haf
- imperative of hafva.
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh ham, from Proto-Brythonic *haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *samos, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó-.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /haːv/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /haː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /haːv/
- Rhymes: -aːv
Noun
haf m (plural hafau, not mutable)
- summer
Synonyms
- hefin (poetic)
See also
Seasons in Welsh · tymhorau (layout · text) · category | |||
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gwanwyn (“spring”) | haf (“summer”) | hydref (“autumn”) | gaeaf (“winter”) |