höfn

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hëlfen, from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-. Cognate with German helfen, Low German helpen, Dutch helpen, English help, Danish hjælpe, Norwegian Bokmål hjelpe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhœːfɱ̩/
  • Hyphenation: höfn

Verb

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höfn (past participle ghoifn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (intransitive) to help (someone); to assist; to aid
    Kå ma wer höfn, bittschee?Can someone help me, please?.
    Des Mittl då hüft gegn Kopfweh.This product helps to relieve headaches.

Conjugation

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hǫfn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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höfn f (genitive singular hafnar, nominative plural hafnir)

  1. harbor, port
    Þessi vegur liggur til hafnarinnar.
    This road leads to the harbor.

Declension

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    Declension of höfn
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative höfn höfnin hafnir hafnirnar
accusative höfn höfnina hafnir hafnirnar
dative höfn höfninni höfnum höfnunum
genitive hafnar hafnarinnar hafna hafnanna

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