Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse merkja, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną.

Verb edit

merkja (third person singular past indicative merkti, supine merkt)

  1. to mean
    Hvat merkir tað?What does it mean?
  2. to notice
  3. to signify

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of merkja (group v-11)
infinitive merkja
supine merkt
participle (a5)1 merkjandi merktur
present past
first singular merki merkti
second singular merkir merkti
third singular merkir merkti
plural merkja merktu
imperative
singular merk!
plural merkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading edit

"merkja" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse merkja, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

merkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative merkti, supine merkt)

  1. to mark, label
  2. to mean, signify
  3. to notice

Conjugation edit

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Derived terms edit

Noun edit

merkja

  1. indefinite genitive plural of merki