húnn
See also: hunn, Hunn, and Húnn
Icelandic
A basic modern doorknob.
A flagpole's knob.
Etymology
From Old Norse húnn (“knob at the top of a mast-head”), from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz, *hūna(n)- (“top of a stick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hutn/
- Rhymes: -utn
Noun
húnn m (genitive singular húns, nominative plural húnar)
- a door handle, a doorknob
- a flagpole's knob
- Að draga fána að hún.
- To hoist a flag.
- Að draga fána að hún.
- a bear cub
Declension
declension of húnn
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | húnn | húnninn | húnar | húnarnir |
| accusative | hún | húninn | húna | húnana |
| dative | húni | húninum | húnum | húnunum |
| genitive | húns | húnsins | húna | húnanna |
References
- Guus Kroonen, “Reflections on the o/zero-Ablaut in the Germanic Iterative Verbs”, in The Indo-European Verb: Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Indo-European Studies, Los Angeles, 13-15 September 2010, Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2012
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hūnaz.
Noun
húnn m (genitive húns)
- a bear cub
- (poetic) urchin
- knob atop a mast-head
Declension
Declension of húnn (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | húnn | húnninn | húnar | húnarnir |
| accusative | hún | húninn | húna | húnana |
| dative | húni | húninum | húnum | húnunum |
| genitive | húns | húnsins | húna | húnanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: húnn
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hun
- → Old French: hune
- Middle French: hune
- French: hune
- Middle French: hune
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
húnn m (genitive húns)
- a die (clarification of this definition is needed)
Declension
Declension of húnn (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | húnn | húnninn | húnar | húnarnir |
| accusative | hún | húninn | húna | húnana |
| dative | húni | húninum | húnum | húnunum |
| genitive | húns | húnsins | húna | húnanna |
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hon, hun
- Norwegian Bokmål: hon, hon
References
- húnn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.