þúfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz; cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tue, Swedish tuva, Faroese túgva, English tuft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθuːva/
  • Rhymes: -uːva

Noun

þúfa f (genitive singular þúfu, nominative plural þúfur)

  1. tussock, hillock, mound

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