fella
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English fellow.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛlə
Noun
fella (plural fellas)
- Eye dialect spelling of fellow.
- (informal) used to address a male
- 1997, Donald Meichenbaum, “Discussion”, in Jeffrey K. Zeig editor, The Evolution of Psychotherapy: The Third Conference, page 90:
- By the third go-around, the essence of what I wrote was, "And the same to you, fella!" I am glad that our relationship has survived that exchange.
- Am I right, fellas?
- 1997, Donald Meichenbaum, “Discussion”, in Jeffrey K. Zeig editor, The Evolution of Psychotherapy: The Third Conference, page 90:
Descendants
Translations
fella
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. Causative of falla (“to fall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈfɛdla]
Verb
fella (third person singular past indicative feldi, third person plural past indicative feldu, supine felt)
Conjugation
Conjugation of fella
| fella, v-8 | ||||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| Indicative | eg | tú | hann / hon tað |
vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum |
| Present | felli | fellir | fellir | fella |
| Past | feldi | feldi | feldi | feldu |
| Imperative | tú | tit | ||
| Present | — | fella ! | — | fellið ! |
| Infinitive | fella | |||
| Pres. part. | fellandi | |||
| Past part. a7 | feldur | |||
| Supine | felt | |||
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. Causative of falla (“to fall”).
Pronunciation
Verb
fella weak verb (third person singular past indicative felldi, supine fellt)
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to fell, to shed
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to kill in battle
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to fit together
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to pleat
Conjugation
fella — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að fella | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
fellt | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
fellandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) |
||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég felli | við fellum | present (nútíð) |
ég felli | við fellum |
| þú fellir | þið fellið | þú fellir | þið fellið | ||
| hann, hún, það fellir | þeir, þær, þau fella | hann, hún, það felli | þeir, þær, þau felli | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég felldi | við felldum | past (þátíð) |
ég felldi | við felldum |
| þú felldir | þið fellduð | þú felldir | þið fellduð | ||
| hann, hún, það felldi | þeir, þær, þau felldu | hann, hún, það felldi | þeir, þær, þau felldu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
fell (þú) | fellið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| felldu | felliði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
felldur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
felldur | felld | fellt | felldir | felldar | felld | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
felldan | fellda | fellt | fellda | felldar | felld | |
| dative (þágufall) |
felldum | felldri | felldu | felldum | felldum | felldum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
fellds | felldrar | fellds | felldra | felldra | felldra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
felldi | fellda | fellda | felldu | felldu | felldu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
fellda | felldu | fellda | felldu | felldu | felldu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
fellda | felldu | fellda | felldu | felldu | felldu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
fellda | felldu | fellda | felldu | felldu | felldu | |
Derived terms
- fella tár
- fella hugi saman (to fall in love)
- fella af (to cast off)
- fella niður (to cancel)
- fella niður (to delete)
- fella niður mál (to dimiss a matter)
- fella niður lykkju (to drop a stitch)
- fella sig ekki við (+ accusative; to rather dislike something)
- fella úr (+accusative; to drop something, to cut something)
- felldur
- vera ekki við eina fjölina felldur