hót

See also: hot, Hot, HOT, hôt, hớt, hột, and hoț

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hót, which is a contraction of hvat, the neuter pronoun of obsolete hvar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /houːt/
• Rhymes: -ouːt

Noun

hót n (genitive singular hóts, nominative plural hót)

1. (dated) whit, bit, trifle

Usage notes

• This word is mostly unused in modern Icelandic, although it has been preserved through the phrase ekki hót (“not at all, not a whit”).

Declension

declension of hót

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hót	hótið	hót	hótin
accusative	hót	hótið	hót	hótin
dative	hóti	hótinu	hótum	hótunum
genitive	hóts	hótsins	hóta	hótanna

Synonyms

• (whit, bit): ögn

Derived terms

• vera ekki hótinu betri (to not be the least bit better)
• ekki hót (not a whit, not at all)

---

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Muong hóch.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɔt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɔk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɔk̚˦˥]

Verb

hót

1. (of birds) to sing