höfn

See also: hǫfn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• heifa (West Central Bavarian)
• hölfn (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

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

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

Verb

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

Conjugation of höfn

infinitive	höfn
past participle	ghoifn
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	hüf	—	höfad
2nd person singular	hüfst	—	höfast
3rd person singular	hüft	—	höfad
1st person plural	höfn	—	höfadn
2nd person plural	höfts	—	höfats
3rd person plural	höfn	—	höfadn
	imperative
singular	hüf
plural	höfts

Derived terms

• mithöfn
• weiderhöfn
• zåmmhöfn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hœpn/

  Rhymes: -œpn

Noun

höfn f (genitive singular hafnar, nominative plural hafnir)

1. harbor, port

   Þessi vegur liggur til hafnarinnar.

   This road leads to the harbor.

Declension

Declension of höfn (feminine)

	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

Derived terms

• flughöfn
• geimhöfn
• hafnargarður
• hafnargjald