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 (neuter)

	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

• (whit, bit): ögn

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 Bi hóch.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɔt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɔk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɔk̚˦˥]

Verb

hót • (唿)

1. (of birds) to sing

See also

Derived terms

• nịnh hót
• ton hót

 

Anagrams

• thó