háur

See also: haur and Haur

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔɑːvʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːvʊɹ
• Homophone: hávur

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hár.

Noun

háur m (genitive singular hás, plural háar)

1. (zoology) shark

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	háur	háurin	háar	háarnir
accusative	há	háin	háar	háarnar
dative	hái	háinum	háum	háunum
genitive	hás	hásins	háa	háanna

Synonyms

• hávur

Derived terms

• hákallur
• hákelling

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hár, hór, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective

háur (comparative hærri, superlative hæstur)

1. (poetic) high
2. proud, snobbish

Declension

Declension of háur (a17)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	háur	há	hátt
accusative	háan	háa	hátt
dative	háum	háari	háum
genitive	hás	háar	hás
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	háir	háar	há
accusative	háar	háar	há
dative	háum	háum	háum
genitive	háa	háa	háa

Synonyms

• (proud): errin, hástórur