hav

See also: häv

Danish

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Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

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

Inflection 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

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Noun

hav n (genitive singular havs, plural høv)

1. sea, ocean between two lands

Declension

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)

Verb

hav

1. have! imperative singular form of hava (to have)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of hava

hava, v
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 !
Infinitive	hava
Pres. part.	havandi
Past part. a7	havdur
Supine	havt

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

• havfrue

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Noun

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

1. ocean or sea (see note above)

Derived terms

• havfrue

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Swedish

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
Neuter	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)