hofte

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German hufte.

Noun

hofte c (singular definite hoften, plural indefinite hofter)

1. (anatomy) hip (joint)

Declension

Declension of hofte

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hofte	hoften	hofter	hofterne
genitive	hoftes	hoftens	hofters	hofternes

Derived terms

• hofteben n
• hofteholder c
• hofteskred n

• hofteskål c
• skyde fra hoften

Further reading

• “hofte” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “hofte” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hoft

Noun

hofte m or f (definite singular hofta or hoften, indefinite plural hofter, definite plural hoftene)

1. (anatomy) a hip

Synonyms

• mjødm

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hoft

Etymology

From Middle Low German hufte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɔftə/

Noun

hofte f (definite singular hofta, indefinite plural hofter, definite plural hoftene)

1. (anatomy) a hip

Synonyms

• mjødm

References

• “hofte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.