havfrue

Danish

havfrue

Etymology

From hav (“sea”) +‎ frue (“wife, lady”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hav.fruːə/, [ˈhɑʊ̯.ˌfʁ̥uːə]

Noun

havfrue c (singular definite havfruen, plural indefinite havfruer)

1. a mermaid

Inflection

Declension of havfrue

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	havfrue	havfruen	havfruer	havfruerne
genitive	havfrues	havfruens	havfruers	havfruernes

References

“havfrue” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hav +‎ frue

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːv.frʉːe/, [ˈhaːʋ.ˌfɾʉʷːə]

Noun

havfrue f or m (definite singular havfrua or havfruen, indefinite plural havfruer, definite plural havfruene)

1. a mermaid

References

• “havfrue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• havfru

Etymology

From hav +‎ frue

Noun

havfrue f (definite singular havfrua, indefinite plural havfruer, definite plural havfruene)

1. a mermaid

References

• “havfrue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.