Danish

Noun

hav n (singular definite havet, plural indefinite have)

1. A sea.
2. An ocean.
3. (figuratively) A multitude, a large amount.

Inflection

Verb

hav

1. imperative of have

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛaːv/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːv

Etymology 1

From Old Norse haf.

Noun

hav n (genitive singular havs, plural høv)

1. sea, ocean between two lands

Declension

Synonyms

• sjógvur (all sea on Earth, big waves)

Derived terms

• Atlantshav
• Kyrrahav
• Indiahav
• norðurhav
• suðurhav
• havsbotnur
• havsbrúgv
• havfiskur
• havskip
• havsild
• havstreymur

Etymology 2

From the verb at hevja.

Noun

hav n (genitive singular havs, plural høv)

1. a lifting stone

Declension

Etymology 3

From the verb at hava.

Verb

hav

1. imperative singular of at hava

Conjugation

Derived terms

• hav tað gott! - "have it well" (goodbye)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Noun

hav n ‎(definite singular havet, indefinite plural hav, definite plural hava or havene)

1. ocean or sea (often incorporated into the proper names of seas and oceans with the suffix -havet)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Noun

hav n ‎(definite singular havet, indefinite plural hav, definite plural hava, genitive definite singular havsens)

1. ocean or sea (see note above)

Derived terms

Swedish

Alternative forms

• haf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːv/

Noun

hav n

1. a sea, an ocean

Declension

Related terms

Synonyms

• ocean
• saltsjö
• sjö

Verb

hav

1. imperative of hava.

References

• hav in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)