þúfa

See also: Þúfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz; cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tue, Swedish tuva, Faroese túgva, English tuft. May come from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθuːva/
• Rhymes: -uːva

Noun

þúfa f (genitive singular þúfu, nominative plural þúfur)

1. tussock, hillock, mound

Declension

Declension of þúfa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þúfa	þúfan	þúfur	þúfurnar
accusative	þúfu	þúfuna	þúfur	þúfurnar
dative	þúfu	þúfunni	þúfum	þúfunum
genitive	þúfu	þúfunnar	þúfna	þúfnanna

Derived terms

• fara út um þúfur
• mauraþúfa (“anthill”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þūbaz; cognate with English tuft. May come from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-.

Noun

þúfa f (genitive þúfu, plural þúfur)

1. mound, knoll

Declension

  Declension of þúfa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þúfa	þúfan	þúfur	þúfurnar
accusative	þúfu	þúfuna	þúfur	þúfurnar
dative	þúfu	þúfunni	þúfum	þúfunum
genitive	þúfu	þúfunnar	þúfna	þúfnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: þúfa
• Faroese: túgva
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tue
• Swedish: tuva
• Danish: tue