skemta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skemta (“to amuse, entertain”), from Proto-Germanic *skammatjaną (“to make short, briefen”), equivalent to skammur +‎ -ta. Cognate with Icelandic skemmta, Norwegian Nynorsk skjemta, Swedish skämta, and Danish skæmte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛm̥ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛm̥ta
• Homophone: skemtað

Verb

skemta (third person singular past indicative skemtaði, third person plural past indicative skemtaðu, supine skemtað)

1. to joke, amuse, entertain

Conjugation

Conjugation of skemta (group v-30)
infinitive	skemta
supine	skemtað
participle (a6)1	skemtandi	skemtaður
	present	past
first singular	skemti	skemtaði
second singular	skemtar	skemtaði
third singular	skemtar	skemtaði
plural	skemta	skemtaðu
	imperative
singular	skemta!
plural	skemtið!
1Only the past participle being declined.