/²hoˑvu/, /²hoˑvʉ/, [²hɞ̞ː.ʋʉ]
OpphavFrom Old Norse hǫfuð, from Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput- (“head”).
- neuterhead
“Han slo seg i hovudet.” — He hit his head.
- neutertop, something that resembles a head
- neuterhead; leader; chief
- in-compounds, neutermain, capital
“hovudstad” — capital city
Formerhovudet(definite, singular) · hovud(indefinite, plural) · hovuda(definite, plural) · hovud(accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular) · hovudet(accusative, definite, nominative, singular) · hovud(accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural) · hovuda(accusative, definite, nominative, plural) · -(genitive, in-compounds, indefinite, singular) · -(definite, genitive, in-compounds, singular) · -(genitive, in-compounds, indefinite, plural) · -(definite, genitive, in-compounds, plural) · hovudi(accusative, definite, nominative, plural) · -(dative, indefinite, singular) · hovude(dative, definite, singular) · -(dative, indefinite, plural) · hovudom(dative, definite, plural) · hovde-(genitive, in-compounds, indefinite, plural) · hovu(accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular) · hovui(accusative, definite, nominative, singular) · hovue(accusative, definite, nominative, singular)