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EnglishEdit

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EtymologyEdit

From fellow.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

fella (plural fellas)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of fellow.
  2. (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?

DescendantsEdit

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FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. Causative of falla (“to fall”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

fella (third person singular past indicative feldi, third person plural past indicative feldu, supine felt)

  1. to fell
  2. to snare

ConjugationEdit

   Conjugation of fella
v-8
infinitive fella
present participle fellandi
past participle a7 feldur
supine felt
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!

IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną. Causative of falla (“to fall”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

fella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative felldi, supine fellt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to fell, to shed
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to kill in battle
  3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to fit together
  4. (transitive, governs the accusative) to pleat

ConjugationEdit

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 termsEdit

Derived terms

LatinEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

fellā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of fellō

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

fella m, f

  1. definite feminine singular of felle
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