Faroese

Noun

hópur m (genitive singular hóps, plural hópar)

1. heap, great quantity
2. union
3. (biology, taxonomy) order (ordo)

Declension

Related terms

• slag (species)
• slekt (genus)
• ætt (family)
• flokkur (class)
• fylki (phylum)
• ríki (kingdom/regnum)

References

• Lívfrøðilig frøðinevni (Jens-Kjeld Jensen & Marjun A. Simonsen) (nomenclature)
• Øktur føroyskur frøðinevnalisti (Jens-Kjeld Jensen) (Extended List of Nomenclature)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hópr, an early borrowing from Middle Low German hôp, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhouːpʏr/

  Rhymes: -ouːpʏr

Noun

hópur m ‎(genitive singular hóps, nominative plural hópar)

1. a group, a crowd

   Hópur fólks.

   A crowd of people.

   Mislitur hópur.

   A motley crowd.

2. (statistics) population, universe; (group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn)

Declension

See also

• úrtak (statistics: sample)

Synonyms

• (statistics: population): þýði, stofn, (uncommon) lýður