hvonn

See also: hvönn, hvǫnn, and hvønn

Faroese
wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris)

Etymology

From Old Norse hvǫnn, from Proto-Germanic *hwannō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwenHdʰ-. Cognate with Lithuanian švéndrē (“Phragmites australis”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kvɔnː]

Noun

hvonn f (genitive singular hvannar, plural hvannir)

  1. angelica (genus Angelica)

Declension
f4 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hvonn hvonnin hvannir hvannirnar
Accusative hvonn hvonnina hvannir hvannirnar
Dative hvonn hvonnini hvonnum hvonnunum
Genitive hvannar hvannarinnar hvanna hvannanna

Derived terms
  • hvannrót
  • hvannjólur
  • hvannfræ
  • hvanngarður
  • Hvannasund
  • heimahvonn
  • bjargahvonn
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