/ˈhoːəð/, [ˈho̝ːð̩˕˗ˠ]
OprindelseFrom Old Danish howæth, huwæth, from Old Norse hǫfuð, haufuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, cf. English head, dialectal German Haupt, Dutch hoofd. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *káput, cognate with Latin caput (“head”).
- neuterhead (the body part with the brain and main sense organs)
- neutermind (the cognitive activities of a human being)
- neuterperson
- figuratively, neuterhead (something with a form or a position that resembles a head, e.g. a vegetable or a page)
Formerhovedet(definite, singular) · hoveder(indefinite, plural) · hoved(indefinite, nominative, singular) · hovedet(definite, nominative, singular) · hoveder(indefinite, nominative, plural) · hovederne(definite, nominative, plural) · hoveds(genitive, indefinite, singular) · hovedets(definite, genitive, singular) · hoveders(genitive, indefinite, plural) · hovedernes(definite, genitive, plural) · hode(alternative) · hoed(alternative)