kykna
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰɪʰkna/
- Rhymes: -ɪʰkna
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “derived from the verb?”)
Declension
| Declension of kykna | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kykna | kyknan | kyknur | kyknurnar |
| accusative | kyknu | kyknuna | kyknur | kyknurnar |
| dative | kyknu | kyknuni | kyknum | kyknunum |
| genitive | kyknu | kyknunnar | kykna | kyknanna |
Derived terms
- kyknukjarni
- kyknusaft
- kyknuslim
- kyknuveggur
- kyknulag
- einkyknuplanta
- hárkykna
- húðkykna
- sansakykna
- tarmkykna
- blóðkykna
- nervakykna
- blóðkykna
- kynskykna
- eggkykna
- sáðkykna
- stammkykna
Etymology 2
From Old Norse kykna, from older kvikna, from Proto-Germanic *kwiknaną, from *kwikwaz (“alive”). Doublet of kvikna.
Verb
kykna (third person singular past indicative kyknaði, third person plural past indicative kyknaðu, supine kyknað)
- to come to life
- (of life) to begin, come into being
- nýtt lív kyknar
- new life comes into being (describing plants, animals, etc. coming to life)
- (of fire) to start to burn
- (of a situation, problem, war, epidemic, etc.) to arise, come up, break out
- to emerge, appear, come into view
Inflection
| Conjugation of kykna (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kykna | |
| supine | kyknað | |
| participle (a6)1 | kyknandi | kyknaður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | kykni | kyknaði |
| second singular | kyknar | kyknaði |
| third singular | kyknar | kyknaði |
| plural | kykna | kyknaðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | kykna! | |
| plural | kyknið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
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