Hovudøya

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Huøya

Etymology

From Old Norse Hǫfuðey, from hǫfuð (“head”) +‎ ey (“island”), equivalent of hovud +‎ øy. The name stems from a rock formation on the island resembling a head. Doublet of Hoddøya (< *Hǫfðey).

Cognate with Icelandic Höfuðey, Norwegian Bokmål Hovedøya and Danish Hovedøen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ho(ː)vʉ.œʏːa/, [²hɞ̞ː.ʋʉ.œ͡ʏˑɐ̞], [²hɞ̞ʋ.ʋʉ-] (see hovud)
  • (Oslo) IPA(key): [²hʉːœ͡yːɐ̞], [¹hʉːœ͡yːɐ̞], (newer, from Bokmål) [²hu̞ːvə.dœ͡yˑɐ̞]

Noun

Hovudøya f (indefinite form Hovudøy)

  1. an island of Oslo, Norway

Derived terms

  • Hovudøykollen, Huøykollen
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