Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse nefna, from Proto-Germanic *namnijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛvna/, /ˈnɛu̯na/

Verb

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nevna (third person singular past indicative nevndi, third person plural past indicative nevndu, supine nevnt)

  1. to name, to call, to mention

Conjugation

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Conjugation of nevna (group v-1)
infinitive nevna
supine nevnt
participle (a7)1 nevnandi nevndur
present past
first singular nevni nevndi
second singular nevnir nevndi
third singular nevnir nevndi
plural nevna nevndu
imperative
singular nevn!
plural nevnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

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