See also: grata, gratà, and gråta

Faroese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Verb

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gráta (intransitive, third person singular past indicative græt, third person plural past indicative grótu, supine grátið)

  1. to weep, to cry
  2. to drizzle

Conjugation

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Conjugation of gráta (irregular)
infinitive gráta
supine grátið
present past
first singular gráti græt
second singular grætur grætst
third singular grætur græt
plural gráta grótu
participle (a26)1 grátandi grátin
imperative
singular grát!
plural grátið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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Further reading

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gráta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative grét, third-person plural past indicative grétu, supine grátið)

  1. (intransitive) to cry
  2. to mourn (someone) [with accusative]

Conjugation

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Verb

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gráta

  1. to cry, mourn
    Synonym: kløkkva

Conjugation

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Conjugation of gráta — active (strong class 7)
infinitive gráta
present participle grátandi
past participle grátinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular græt grét gráta gréta
2nd person singular grætr grézt grátir grétir
3rd person singular grætr grét gráti gréti
1st person plural grátum grétum grátim grétim
2nd person plural grátið grétuð grátið grétið
3rd person plural gráta grétu gráti gréti
imperative present
2nd person singular grát
1st person plural grátum
2nd person plural grátið
Conjugation of gráta — mediopassive (strong class 7)
infinitive grátask
present participle grátandisk
past participle grátizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular grátumk grétumk grátumk grétumk
2nd person singular græzk grézk grátisk grétisk
3rd person singular græzk grézk grátisk grétisk
1st person plural grátumsk grétumsk grátimsk grétimsk
2nd person plural grátizk grétuzk grátizk grétizk
3rd person plural grátask grétusk grátisk grétisk
imperative present
2nd person singular grázk
1st person plural grátumsk
2nd person plural grátizk

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: gráta
  • Faroese: gráta
  • Norwegian: gråta
  • Elfdalian: gråta
  • Old Swedish: grāta
  • Old Danish: grǣtæ
  • Gutnish: grate