Contionary:hoofnur

Hoofnur

Etymology

From Old Norse haf (sea) + Proto-Inuit *inuɣ (person). Literally "man of the sea". See more information in the Linguifex page for Hoofnur. Related to haav.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hoːfnuʁ]
• (Maaknuna) IPA^(key): [hɔːfnuʁ]
• (Kalaalann) IPA^(key): [hoːfnʉʁ]

Noun

hoofnur m (plural hoofnujaa)

1. Hoofnur, a Hoofnur person.

Declension

Declension of hoofnur (r-stem)
Declension		singular						plural
		indefinite			definite			indefinite			definite
nominative		hoofnur						hoofnujaa
accusative		hoofnur			hoofnurin			hoofnujaa			hoofnurna
dative								hoofnuruu
genitive		hoofnuuł						hoofnura			hoofnuran
locative		hoofnurin						hoofnurna

See also

• hoofnisk