púta

See also: puta, püta, puța, and puță

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

• koddi
• høgindi

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