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Meaning of höfundur | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
ˈhœːvʏntʏr

Definitions

  1. author (of a written work)
    masculine
  2. creator (of another creative work)
    masculine

Equivalents

English author

Examples

“Ég er að komast á blaðsíðu 100 og enn veit ég varla hvað höfundurinn er að fara.”

I'm getting to page 100 and I still barely know what the author is getting at.

“Eitt mest ljósmyndaða listaverk á Íslandi hlýtur að vera Sólfarið sem stendur við sundin blá og Sæbraut skammt frá Hörpu. Höfundur þess er Jón Gunnar Árnason myndlistarmaður.”

One of the most photographed works of art in Iceland must be the Sunshine, which stands by the blue seas and Sæbraut, not far from Harpa. Its creator is the visual artist Jón Gunnar Árnason.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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