hø

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ho"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hey (“hay”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /høː/, [høːˀ]
Rhymes: -øːˀ

Dialects

(Djurslandsk) IPA^(key): [heːˀ]
(Fjoldemål) IPA^(key): [hyø]
(Hardsysselsk) IPA^(key): [høtʃː]
(Skånsk) IPA^(key): [høɪ̯ː]
(Vendelbomål) IPA^(key): [høɪ̯ˀ]
(Vestfynsk) IPA^(key): [hɔɪ̯ˀ]
(Østfynsk) IPA^(key): [hyːˀə]

Noun

hø n (singular definite høet, not used in plural form)

hay
rubbish, trash

Inflection

Declension of hø

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hø	høet	hø	høene
genitive	høs	høets	høs	høenes

References

“hø,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

hød (pre-1901 (Landsmål), alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse *hǿð from hór (“high”), a variant of hár.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /høː/

Noun

hø f (definite singular høa, indefinite plural høer, definite plural høene)

a roundish hilltop

Related terms

hæd
hædd
høgd

References

“hø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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