Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse keypa, kaupa.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

keypa (third person singular past indicative keypti, supine keypt)

  1. to buy
    Eg keypi eina bók í Havn í dag.
    I’m buying a book in Tórshavn today.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of keypa (group v-2)
infinitive keypa
supine keypt
participle (a39)1 keypandi keyptur
present past
first singular keypi keypti
second singular keypir keypti
third singular keypir keypti
plural keypa keyptu
imperative
singular keyp!
plural keypið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

References edit

  1. ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 25

Further reading edit

"keypa" at Sprotin.fo