eyka

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-. Akin to English eke, Swedish öka, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan), Latin augeō.

Verb

eyka (third person singular past indicative eykaði, third person plural past indicative eykað, supine eykað)

1. to increase
2. to add

Conjugation

Conjugation of eyka (group v-30)
infinitive	eyka
supine	eykað
participle (a6)1	eykandi	eykaður
	present	past
first singular	eyki	eykaði
second singular	eykar	eykaði
third singular	eykar	eykaði
plural	eyka	eykaðu
	imperative
singular	eyka!
plural	eykið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Adjective

eyka (not comparable)

1. extra
   • tveir menn eyka

     two men extra

Synonyms

• umframt