Þórshöfn
Icelandic
/ˈθour̥s.hœpn/
proper noun
Definitions
- (small fishing village in northeast Iceland).
- (small community in northeast Iceland).
- Tórshavn (capital city in Faroe Islands)
Etymology
Compound from Icelandic Þór (Thor) + Icelandic höfn (haven, harbour, harbor).
Origin
Icelandic
höfn
Gloss
haven, harbour, harbor
Kanji
港, 津
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hǫfn Old Norse
- Þórr Old Norse
- Kaupmannahöfn Icelandic
- höfn Icelandic
- Þór Icelandic