sløkkja
Faroese edit
Verb edit
sløkkja (third person singular past indicative sløkti, third person plural past indicative sløkt, supine sløkt)
- (transitive) to extinguish, to put out
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of sløkkja (group v-13) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sløkkja | |
| supine | sløkt | |
| participle (a5)1 | sløkkjandi | sløktur |
| present | past | |
| first singular | sløkki | sløkti |
| second singular | sløkkir | sløkti |
| third singular | sløkkir | sløkti |
| plural | sløkkja | sløktu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sløkk! | |
| plural | sløkkið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sløkkva, slekkja.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sløkkja (present tense sløkkjer, past tense sløkte, past participle sløkt, passive infinitive sløkkjast, present participle sløkkjande, imperative sløkk)
- to quench
- Piggsvinet sat ved bekken og sløkte torsten sin.
- The hedgehog sat by the creek quenching its thirst.
- to switch off
- Sløkk lyset når du går!
- Switch off the light when you leave!
- to put out, extinguish
- Brannvesenet sløkte brannen.
- The fire brigade put out the fire.
References edit
- “sløkkja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.