havn

havn

See also: Havn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.

Noun

havn c

1. harbour, haven

Derived terms

• anløbshavn
• havneanløb
• havneby
• lufthavn

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Faroese

Alternative forms

• høvn (rare)

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habnō, from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /havn/
• Homophone: Havn

Noun

havn f (genitive singular havnar, plural havnir)

1. harbour, haven

Declension

Declension of havn
f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	havn	havnin	havnir	havnirnar
accusative	havn	havnina	havnir	havnirnar
dative	havn	havnini	havnum	havnunum
genitive	havnar	havnarinnar	havna	havnanna

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haʉn]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hǫfn (“haven”).

Noun

havn f or m (definite singular havna or havnen, indefinite plural havner, definite plural havnene)

1. a harbour, haven, port

Derived terms

Terms derived from havn

anløpshavn båthavn fiskerihavn

havneanløp havneby

hjemmehavn lufthavn

See also

• hamn (Nynorsk)

Verb

havn

1. imperative of havne

References

• “havn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.