Faroese

Noun

hetta f (genitive singular hettu, plural hettur)

1. cap
2. coloured stain on the head or terna (arctic tern)
3. foreskin

Declension

Derived terms

• dvørgahetta
• ferðingarhetta
• skrúðhetta
• smæðhetta
• stavnhetta
• trøllhetta
• váshetta

Pronoun

hetta n

1. (demonstrative) this, nominative and accusative singular neuter form of hesin

Declension

Phrases

• lat meg fáa hetta - please give me this (pointing on something, you don't know the word for)

See also

• hatta n (that)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛhta/

  Rhymes: -ɛhta

Noun

hetta f ‎(genitive singular hettu, nominative plural hettur)

1. cap, hood

Declension

Derived terms

• hettumáfur / hettumávur
• munkahetta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hetten

Noun

hetta m, f

1. definite feminine singular of hette

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hetta f

1. definite singular of hette

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Homophone: hätta

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hita, from Old Norse hita. It could also be derived from the oblique cases of Old Swedish hiti (from Old Norse hiti) .

Noun

hetta c

1. heat

Declension

Etymology 2

Partly from Old Swedish hita, partly from Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitijaną.

Verb

hetta ‎(present hettar, preterite hettade, supine hettat, imperative hetta)

1. to heat

Conjugation

Related terms

• upphetta