Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse pína, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, penalty, fine, blood money).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pína f (genitive singular pínu, plural pínur)

  1. pain

Declension edit

Declension of pína
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pína pínan pínur pínurnar
accusative pínu pínuna pínur pínurnar
dative pínu pínuni pínum pínunum
genitive pínu pínunnar pína pínanna

Verb edit

pína (third person singular past indicative píndi, third person plural past indicative píndu, supine pínt)

  1. to hurt, to torture

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of pína (group v-1)
infinitive pína
supine pínt
participle (a7)1 pínandi píndur
present past
first singular píni píndi
second singular pínir píndi
third singular pínir píndi
plural pína píndu
imperative
singular pín!
plural pínið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Verb edit

pína (third person singular past indicative pínaði, third person plural past indicative pínaðu, supine pínað)

  1. to swear

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of pína (group v-30)
infinitive pína
supine pínað
participle (a6)1 pínandi pínaður
present past
first singular píni pínaði
second singular pínar pínaði
third singular pínar pínaði
plural pína pínaðu
imperative
singular pína!
plural pínið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse pína.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pína f (genitive singular pínu, nominative plural pínur)

  1. pain, torment
  2. a tiny amount

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Verb edit

pína (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative píndi, supine pínt)

  1. to torture, to torment

Conjugation edit

Synonyms edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin poena. Compare German Pein (pain).

Noun edit

pína f (genitive pínu, plural pínur)

  1. fine
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Icelandic: pína
  • Faroese: pína
  • Swedish: pina
  • Danish: pine

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Old English pīnian.

Verb edit

pína (singular past indicative pínda, plural past indicative píndu, past participle píndr)

  1. to torment
    Synonym: kvelja
Conjugation edit
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