höfn

See also: hǫfn

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • (West Central Bavarian) heifa
  • (South Bavarian) hölfn

Etymology

From Middle High German hëlfen, from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-. Cognate with German helfen, Low German helpen, Dutch helpen, English help, Danish hjælpe, Norwegian Bokmål hjelpe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhœːfɱ̩/
  • Hyphenation: höfn

Verb

höfn (past participle ghoifn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (intransitive) to help (someone); to assist; to aid
    Kå ma wer höfn, bittschee? ― Can someone help me, please?.
    Des Mittl då hüft gegn Kopfweh. ― This product helps to relieve headaches.

Conjugation
Conjugation of höfn
infinitive höfn
present tense past tense subjunctive
1st person sing. hüf - höfad
2nd person sing. hüfst - höfast
3rd person sing. hüft - höfad
1st person plur. höfn - höfadn
2nd person plur. höfts - höfats
3rd person plur. höfn - höfadn
imperative sing. hüf
imperative plur. höfts
past participle ghoifn

Derived terms
  • mithöfn
  • weiderhöfn
  • zåmmhöfn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hœpn/
    Rhymes: -œpn

Noun

höfn f (genitive singular hafnar, nominative plural hafnir)

  1. harbor, port
    Þessi vegur liggur til hafnarinnar.
    This road leads to the harbor.

Declension
declension of höfn
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative höfn höfnin hafnir hafnirnar
accusative höfn höfnina hafnir hafnirnar
dative höfn höfninni höfnum höfnunum
genitive hafnar hafnarinnar hafna hafnanna

Derived terms
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