Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tefla.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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telva (third person singular past indicative telvdi, third person plural past indicative telvdu, supine telvt) or
telva (third person singular past indicative telvaði, third person plural past indicative telvaðu, supine telvað)

  1. to play chess

Conjugation

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Conjugation of telva (group v-1)
infinitive telva
supine telvt
participle (a7)1 telvandi telvdur
present past
first singular telvi telvdi
second singular telvir telvdi
third singular telvir telvdi
plural telva telvdu
imperative
singular telv!
plural telvið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
Conjugation of telva (group v-30)
infinitive telva
supine telvað
participle (a6)1 telvandi telvaður
present past
first singular telvi telvaði
second singular telvar telvaði
third singular telvar telvaði
plural telva telvaðu
imperative
singular telva!
plural telvið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

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