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hov

hov

See also: HOV

Danish

Noun

hov c (singular definite hoven, plural indefinite hove)

  1. hoof

Declension

Interjection

hov

  1. whoops

Synonyms

  • hovsa
  • ups
  • upsedasse

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hōv, from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Cognate with Danish hov, English hoof, German Huf and Dutch hoef.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /huːv/

Noun

hov c

  1. hoof
Declension
Inflection of hov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hov hoven hovar hovarna
Genitive hovs hovens hovars hovarnas
Related terms
  • hovtång

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German hof, cognate to German Hof and Danish hof.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hoːv/

Alternative forms

  • hof (up until the 1906 spelling reform)

Noun

hov n

  1. court; the people surrounding a ruler, such as a monarch or an emperor; the accommodation of a monarch
Declension
Inflection of hov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hov hovet hov hoven
Genitive hovs hovets hovs hovens
Related terms

Etymology 3

Verb

hov

  1. past tense of häva.
    Och han hov upp sin röst och kvad
    And he took up his parable, and said (Numbers 24:3)