púta

See also: puta, püta, puța, puță, and Půta

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰʉuːta/
  • Rhymes: -ʉuːta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse púta, from Old French pute.

Noun

púta f (genitive singular pútu, plural pútur)

  1. whore, prostitute
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative púta pútan pútur púturnar
accusative pútu pútuna pútur púturnar
dative pútu pútuni pútum pútunum
genitive pútu pútunnar púta pútanna

Etymology 2

Cognate with Danish pude, English pout.

Noun

púta f (genitive singular pútu, plural pútur)

  1. cushion
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative púta pútan pútur púturnar
accusative pútu pútuna pútur púturnar
dative pútu pútuni pútum pútunum
genitive pútu pútunnar púta pútanna
Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse púta, from Old French pute.

Noun

púta f (genitive singular pútu, nominative plural pútur)

  1. hen
    Synonym: hæna
  2. whore, prostitute
    Synonym: hóra

Declension

Declension of púta (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative púta pútan pútur púturnar
accusative pútu pútuna pútur púturnar
dative pútu pútunni pútum pútunum
genitive pútu pútunnar pútna pútnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed Old French pute, from Vulgar Latin putta/*puttāna, itself from Latin puta (“girl”).

Noun

púta f (genitive pútu, plural pútur)

  1. whore, prostitute

Declension

Declension of púta (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative púta pútan pútur púturnar
accusative pútu pútuna pútur púturnar
dative pútu pútunni pútum pútunum
genitive pútu pútunnar pútna pútnanna

Descendants

  • Faroese: púta
  • Icelandic: púta
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