hnot
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate with Faroese nøt, Norwegian Bokmål nøtt, Norwegian nòt, Danish nød, Swedish nöt, English nut, Dutch noot, German Nuss, and Latin nux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̥ɔːt/
Noun
hnot f (genitive singular hnotar, nominative plural (small ball of yarn) hnotir or hnotur or (nut) hnetur)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hnot | hnotin | hnotir1, hnotur1, hnetur2 | hnotirnar1, hnoturnar1, hneturnar2 |
| accusative | hnot | hnotina | hnotir1, hnotur1, hnetur2 | hnotirnar1, hnoturnar1, hneturnar2 |
| dative | hnot | hnotinni | hnotum | hnotunum |
| genitive | hnotar | hnotarinnar | hnota | hnotanna |
1Small ball of yarn.
2Nut.
Derived terms
- haslahnot
- heslihnot
- hnotabit
- hnotabítast
- Hnotasteinn
- hnotber
- hnotbrjótur
- hnotbrúnn, hnotbrún, hnotbrúnt
- hnotgjarn, hnotgjörn, hnotgjarnt
- Hnothamrar
- hnotkráka
- hnotskel
- hnotskógur
- hnotskurn
- hnotsörvi
- hnottajörð
- hnotti
- hnottré
- Hnotuberg
- hnotubrjótur
- hnotubrúnn, hnotubrún, hnotubrúnt
- hnotuskel
- hnotutré
- hnotviður
- í hnotskurn
- jarðhnot
- kókoshnot
- valhnot
See also
- hnota
Old English
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xnot/, [n̥ot]
Adjective
hnot
Declension
Declension of hnot — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hnot | hnot | hnot |
| Accusative | hnotne | hnotte | hnot |
| Genitive | hnottes | hnotre | hnottes |
| Dative | hnottum | hnotre | hnottum |
| Instrumental | hnotte | hnotre | hnotte |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hnotte | hnotta, hnotte | hnot |
| Accusative | hnotte | hnotta, hnotte | hnot |
| Genitive | hnotra | hnotra | hnotra |
| Dative | hnottum | hnottum | hnottum |
| Instrumental | hnottum | hnottum | hnottum |
Declension of hnot — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hnotta | hnotte | hnotte |
| Accusative | hnottan | hnottan | hnotte |
| Genitive | hnottan | hnottan | hnottan |
| Dative | hnottan | hnottan | hnottan |
| Instrumental | hnottan | hnottan | hnottan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hnottan | hnottan | hnottan |
| Accusative | hnottan | hnottan | hnottan |
| Genitive | hnotra, hnottena | hnotra, hnottena | hnotra, hnottena |
| Dative | hnottum | hnottum | hnottum |
| Instrumental | hnottum | hnottum | hnottum |
Descendants
- English: nott
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Cognate with Old English hnutu (English nut), Dutch noot, Old High German nuz (German Nuss).
Noun
hnot f (genitive hnotar, plural hnetr or hnøtr, genitive plural hnata)
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hnot | hnotin | hnetr | hnetrnar |
| accusative | hnot | hnotina | hnetr | hnetrnar |
| dative | hnot | hnotinni | hnotum | hnotunum |
| genitive | hnotar | hnotarinnar | hnata | hnatanna |
The declension of this noun is highly irregular.
Descendants
- Icelandic: hnot
- Faroese: nøt, nøta, nytur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nòt
- ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: nate-
- Norwegian Bokmål: nøtt
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: nøtt
- Old Swedish: nut, not
- Swedish: nöt
- Danish: nød
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hnot”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive