hvonn
See also: hvönn, hvǫnn, and hvønn
Faroese
wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
Etymology
From Old Norse hvǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *hwannō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwenHdʰ-. Cognate with Lithuanian švéndrē (“Phragmites australis”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kvɔnː]
Noun
hvonn f (genitive singular hvannar, plural hvannir)
- angelica (genus Angelica)
Declension
| f4 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hvonn | hvonnin | hvannir | hvannirnar |
| Accusative | hvonn | hvonnina | hvannir | hvannirnar |
| Dative | hvonn | hvonnini | hvonnum | hvonnunum |
| Genitive | hvannar | hvannarinnar | hvanna | hvannanna |
Derived terms
- hvannrót
- hvannjólur
- hvannfræ
- hvanngarður
- Hvannasund
- heimahvonn
- bjargahvonn