hverfi
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hverfi (“cluster of farms”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɛrvɪ/
- IPA(key): /ˈxʷɛrvɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛrvɪ
Noun
hverfi n (genitive singular hverfis, nominative plural hverfi)
- section of a town or city; a district, a neighbourhood; an arrondissement
- a cluster of farms; a rural neighbourhood
Declension
declension of hverfi
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hverfi | hverfið | hverfi | hverfin |
accusative | hverfi | hverfið | hverfi | hverfin |
dative | hverfi | hverfinu | hverfum | hverfunum |
genitive | hverfis | hverfisins | hverfa | hverfanna |
Derived terms
- sýsluhverfi
Old Norse
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
hverfi n (genitive hverfis)
- cluster of farms
Declension
Declension of hverfi (strong ija-stem)
neuter | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hverfi | hverfit | hverfi | hverfin |
accusative | hverfi | hverfit | hverfi | hverfin |
dative | hverfi | hverfinu | hverfum | hverfunum |
genitive | hverfis | hverfisins | hverfa | hverfanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: hverfi
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
hverfi
- positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of hverfr
Verb
hverfi
- third-person singular/plural present subjunctive active of hverfa
- inflection of hverfa:
- first-person singular present indicative active
- third-person singular/plural present subjunctive active