hót

See also: hot, Hot, HOT, hôt, hớt, hột, and hoț

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hót, which is a contraction of hvat, the neuter pronoun of obsolete hvar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /houːt/
  • Rhymes: -ouːt

Noun

hót n (genitive singular hóts, nominative plural hót)

  1. (dated) whit, bit, trifle

Usage notes
  • This word is mostly unused in modern Icelandic, although it has been preserved through the phrase ekki hót (“not at all, not a whit”).

Declension
declension of hót
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hót hótið hót hótin
accusative hót hótið hót hótin
dative hóti hótinu hótum hótunum
genitive hóts hótsins hóta hótanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • vera ekki hótinu betri (to not be the least bit better)
  • ekki hót (not a whit, not at all)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Muong hóch.

Pronunciation

Verb

hót

  1. (of birds) to sing
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