vaksa
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-. Compare Icelandic vaxa, English waxen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
vaksa (third person singular past indicative vaks, third person plural past indicative vuksu, supine voksið)
- to grow
Conjugation[edit]
| Conjugation of vaksa (irregular) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vaksa | |
| supine | vaksið | |
| participle (a26)1 | vaksandi | vaksin |
| present | past | |
| first singular | vaksi | vaks/ (vóks) |
| second singular | veksur/ (veks) |
vaks/ (vóks) |
| third singular | veksur/ (veks) |
vaks/ (vóks) |
| plural | vaksa | vuksu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | vaks! | |
| plural | vaksið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 123
Gutnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-. Compare Icelandic vaxa, English waxen.
Verb[edit]
vaksa (present vaksur, plural vakse, preterite vaks, plural vuksu, supine vaksi, perfect participle masculine vaksen, feminine vaksi, neuter vaksä)
- to grow
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese verbs
- Gutnish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Gutnish terms derived from Old Norse
- Gutnish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Gutnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Gutnish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Gutnish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Gutnish lemmas
- Gutnish verbs