hode – Norwegian Bokmål noun declension

Norwegian Bokmål noun forms of hode

Noun: hode
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.hode
Pl.hoder

Definite

Sg.hodet
Pl.hoda; hodene

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Etymology

1. From Danish hoved, from Old Danish houæth, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą, *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (“head”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk hovud, Swedish huvud, Icelandic höfuð, English head, Dutch hoofd, German Haupt.
2. The form hode goes back to a pronunciation in 19th-century Copenhagen Danish. Compare the contemporary standard [ˈhoːð̩], which could also stand for *hode. See: Danish Nouns 'hoved', Old Norse Nouns 'hǫfuð', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns 'hovud', Swedish Nouns 'huvud', Icelandic Nouns 'höfuð', English Nouns 'head', Dutch Nouns 'hoofd', German Nouns 'Haupt'.

Verbs referencing "hode"

English Nouns head, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns hode.

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