horvatn

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From hor (“famine, starvation”) + vatn (“water”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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horvatn n (genitive singular horvatns, no plural)

  1. (rare) sweat or perspiration, especially from a skinny man
    Það draup af honum horvatnið.
    Sweat dripped from him.

Declension

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    Declension of horvatn
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative horvatn horvatnið horvötn horvötnin
accusative horvatn horvatnið horvötn horvötnin
dative horvatni horvatninu horvötnum horvötnunum
genitive horvatns horvatnsins horvatna horvatnanna
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