høll
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hǫll, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-. Compare English hall. Related to Latin cella and English cellar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hœtl/
- Rhymes: -œtl
Noun
høll f (genitive singular hallar, plural hallir)
- hall, saloon
- (kvæði) castle, palace
- glymur dansur í høll (Ormurin Langi, 1830)
- dance resounds in the halls
- glymur dansur í høll (Ormurin Langi, 1830)
- hall (sport hall, town hall, concert hall, etc.)
Declension
| Declension of høll | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f3 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | høll | høllin | hallir | hallirnar |
| accusative | høll | høllina | hallir | hallirnar |
| dative | høll | høllini | høllum, hallum | høllunum, hallunum |
| genitive | hallar | hallarinnar | halla | hallanna |