havfrue

Danish
havfrue

Etymology

From hav (“sea”) +‎ frue (“wife, lady”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hav.fruːə/, [ˈhɑʊ̯.ˌfʁ̥uːə]

Noun

havfrue c (singular definite havfruen, plural indefinite havfruer)

  1. a mermaid

Inflection
Declension of havfrue
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative havfrue havfruen havfruer havfruerne
genitive havfrues havfruens havfruers havfruernes

References

“havfrue” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hav +‎ frue

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haːv.frʉːe/, [ˈhaːʋ.ˌfɾʉʷːə]

Noun

havfrue f, m (definite singular havfrua or havfruen, indefinite plural havfruer, definite plural havfruene)

  1. a mermaid

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hav +‎ frue

Noun

havfrue f (definite singular havfrua, indefinite plural havfruer, definite plural havfruene)

  1. a mermaid

References
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