hov

See also: HOV, hóv, and hòv

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦof]

Verb

hov

1. second-person singular imperative of hovět

   Synonym: hověj

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish hov, English hoof, German Huf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔvˀ/, [ˈhɒwˀ]

Noun

hov c (singular definite hoven, plural indefinite hove)

1. hoof

Declension

Declension of hov

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hov	hoven	hove	hovene
genitive	hovs	hovens	hoves	hovenes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hof (“shrine; court”), from Proto-Germanic *hufą, cognate with German Hof (“yard, court, farmyard”), Dutch hof (“yard, court, garden”). Doublet of hof (“court”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔvˀ/, [ˈhɒwˀ]

Noun

hov n (singular definite hovet, plural indefinite hov)

1. (religion, historical) temple (with reference to pre-Christian Norse religion)

Declension

Declension of hov

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hov	hovet	hov	hovene
genitive	hovs	hovets	hovs	hovenes

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hó, compare English ho, German ho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔv/, [ˈhɒw]

Interjection

hov

1. whoops
2. hey

Synonyms

• hovsa
• ups
• upsedasse

Dutch

Alternative forms

• HOV

Noun

hov n (uncountable)

1. Initialism of hoogwaardig openbaar vervoer (“high-quality public transport”).

Derived terms

• hov-bus
• hov-lijn

Norwegian Bokmål

En hov

Etymology

From Old Norse hófr.

Noun

hov m (definite singular hoven, indefinite plural hover or høver, definite plural hovene or høvene)

1. a hoof

Derived terms

• hestehov

References

• “hov” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hov_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

hov

From Old Norse hófr m, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Akin to English hoof.

Alternative forms

• hóv (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːv/, [hu̞ːʋ]
• Rhymes: -uːv

Noun

hov m (definite singular hoven, indefinite plural hovar or høver, definite plural hovane or høvene) or
hov f (definite singular hova, indefinite plural høver, definite plural høvene)

1. a solid (i.e. uncloven) hoof

Derived terms

• hestehov
• hovdyr (“solipede”)

Related terms

• klauv (“cloven hoof”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hóf n.

Alternative forms

• hóv (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːv/, [hu̞ːʋ]
• Rhymes: -uːv

Noun

hov n (definite singular hovet, indefinite plural hov, definite plural hova)

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Etymology 3

From Old Norse hof.

Alternative forms

• hòv (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːv/, [hɞ̞ːʋ]
• Rhymes: -oːv

Noun

hov n (definite singular hovet, indefinite plural hov, definite plural hova)

1. (historical) a pagan temple in the Old Norse religion
2. a hillock

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːv/, [hu̞ːʋ]
• Rhymes: -uːv

Verb

hov

1. past tense of hevja
2. past tense of hevje

References

• “hov” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• hóv, hòv

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

Declension of hov

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hov	hovs
	definite	hoven	hovens
plural	indefinite	hovar	hovars
	definite	hovarna	hovarnas

Related terms

• hovtång

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• hof (up until the 1906 spelling reform)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːv/

Noun

hov n

1. court; the people surrounding a ruler, such as a monarch or an emperor; the accommodation of a monarch

Declension

Declension of hov

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hov	hovs
	definite	hovet	hovets
plural	indefinite	hov	hovs
	definite	hoven	hovens

Related terms

• hyfsa
• hövisk
• hövlig

Descendants

• → Finnish: hovi
• → Finnish: huovi

Etymology 3

Noun

hov n

1. (regional, northern) sense; ability to understand things and act with proper judgement

Derived terms

• magahov

Etymology 4

Verb

hov

1. (obsolete) past indicative of häva

   Och han hov upp sin röst och kvad

   And he took up his parable, and said (Numbers 24:3)

References

• hov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hov in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hov in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)