hav

See also: HAV, häv, and håv

English

Verb

hav (third-person singular simple present has, present participle having, simple past and past participle had)

1. Informal spelling of have.

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hav/, [hɑw]

Noun

hav n (singular definite havet, plural indefinite have)

1. A sea.
2. An ocean.
3. (figuratively) A multitude, a large amount.

Inflection

Declension of hav

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hav	havet	have	havene
genitive	havs	havets	haves	havenes

Verb

hav

1. imperative of have

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛaːv/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːv

Etymology 1

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.

Noun

hav n (genitive singular havs, plural høv)

1. sea, ocean between two lands

Declension

Declension of hav
n5	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hav	havið	høv	høvini
accusative	hav	havið	høv	høvini
dative	havi	havinum	høvum	høvunum
genitive	havs	havsins	hava	havanna

Synonyms

• sjógvur (all sea on Earth, big waves)

Derived terms

• Atlantshav
• havfiskur
• havsbotnur
• havsbrúgv
• havskip
• havsild

• havstreymur
• Indiahav
• Kyrrahav
• norðurhav
• suðurhav

Etymology 2

From the verb at hevja.

Noun

hav n (genitive singular havs, plural høv)

1. a lifting stone

Declension

Declension of hav
n5	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hav	havið	høv	høvini
accusative	hav	havið	høv	høvini
dative	havi	havinum	høvum	høvunum
genitive	havs	havsins	hava	havanna

Etymology 3

From the verb at hava.

Verb

hav

1. imperative singular of at hava

Conjugation

   Conjugation of hava

v
infinitive	hava
present participle	havandi
past participle a7	havdur
supine	havt
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	havi	hevur	hevur	hava
past	hevði	hevði	hevði	høvdu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	hav!	—	havið!

Derived terms

• hav tað gott! - "have it well" (goodbye)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Noun

hav n (definite singular havet, indefinite plural hav, definite plural hava or havene)

1. ocean or sea (often incorporated into the proper names of seas and oceans with the suffix -havet)

Derived terms

Terms derived from hav

• Barentshavet
• Det indiske hav
• havbunn
• havdyp
• havfrue
• havgående
• havklima

• havnivå
• havoverflate
• havsalat
• havsalt
• havskilpadde
• havstrøm, havstrømning
• havvann

• havørn
• Indiahavet
• Nordishavet
• Norskehavet
• randhav
• Stillehavet
• verdenshav

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːʋ/

Noun

hav n (definite singular havet, indefinite plural hav, definite plural hava, genitive definite singular havsens)

1. ocean or sea (see note above)

   Bestefaren min sigla på dei sju hav.

   My grandfather sailed the seven seas.

Derived terms

• Barentshavet
• Det indiske havet
• Det karibiske havet
• havert
• havfrue
• havgåande
• havklima
• havnivå
• havoverflate

• havsalat
• havsalt
• havørn
• Indiahavet
• Nordishavet
• Norskehavet
• randhav
• Stillehavet

References

• “hav” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• haf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːv/

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Noun

hav n

1. a sea, an ocean

Declension

Declension of hav
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hav	havet	hav	haven
Genitive	havs	havets	havs	havens

Related terms

Döda havet havsabborre havsakvarium havsalg havsanemon havsbad havsband havsbiologi havsbiologisk havsborstmask havsbotten havsbraxen havsbris havsbrus havsbryn havsdjup havsdjur havsdyning havsens havsfisk havsfiske havsforskning havsfru havsfågel

havsförorening havsgud havsgudomlighet havshorisont havshäst havsisbrytare havsjungfru havskappseglare havskappsegling havskatt havskryssare havskräfta havslax havslaxöring havslevande havsluft havsmiljö havsmus havsnejonöga havsnivå havsnymf havsnära havsodling havsområde

havsresurs havsrätt havssalt havsskildring havsskum havssköldpadda havsstrand havsström havssula havsteknik havsteknisk havstrut havstulpan havstång havsutsikt havsvatten havsvidd havsvidunder havsvik havsvind havsvåg havsyta havsöring havsörn

ishav Kaspiska havet medelhav Medelhavet Stilla havet Svarta havet

Synonyms

• ocean
• saltsjö
• sjö

Verb

hav

1. imperative of hava.

References

• hav in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)