skemta
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editVerb
editskemta (third person singular past indicative skemtaði, third person plural past indicative skemtaðu, supine skemtað)
Conjugation
editConjugation of skemta (group v-30) | ||
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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. |
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms suffixed with -ta
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɛm̥ta
- Faroese terms with homophones
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese verbs