havfrue

== English == === Etymology === From Danish havfrue. === Noun === havfrue (plural havfrues) (mythology) A type of mermaid of Danish folklore. == Danish == === Etymology === From hav (“sea”) +‎ frue (“wife, lady”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hav.fruːə/, [ˈhɑʊ̯.ˌfʁ̥uːə] === Noun === havfrue c (singular definite havfruen, plural indefinite havfruer) (mythology) a mermaid ==== Inflection ==== === References === “havfrue” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From hav +‎ frue. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haːv.frʉːe/, [ˈhaːʋ.ˌfɾʉʷːə] === Noun === havfrue f or m (definite singular havfrua or havfruen, indefinite plural havfruer, definite plural havfruene) (mythology) a mermaid === References === “havfrue” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === havfru === Etymology === From hav +‎ frue. === Noun === havfrue f (definite singular havfrua, indefinite plural havfruer, definite plural havfruene) (mythology) a mermaid === References === “havfrue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.