stynja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stynja, from Proto-Germanic *stunjaną.

Verb

stynja

  1. to moan

Conjugation

Conjugation of stynja (group v-19-30)
infinitive stynja
supine stunt/
stynjað
participle (a7/a6)1 stynjandi stundur/
stynjaður
present past
first singular styni/
stynji
stundi/
stynjaði
second singular stynur/
stynjar
stundi/
stynjaði
third singular stynur/
stynjar
stundi/
stynjaði
plural stynja stundu/
stynjaðu
imperative
singular styn/
stynja
!
plural stynið/
stynjið
!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stynja, from Proto-Germanic *stunjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪnja/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnja

Verb

stynja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stundi, supine stunið)

  1. to moan, to groan, to sigh

Conjugation

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • stynje (e-infinitive)
  • stønna, stønne

Etymology

From Old Norse stynja.

Verb

stynja (present tense styn, past tense stunde, supine stunt, past participle stund, present participle stynjande, imperative styn)

  1. to groan
  2. to sigh
  3. to moan

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stunjaną, related to *stenaną.

Verb

stynja (singular past indicative stundi, plural past indicative stundu, past participle stundr)

  1. to sigh, groan

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: stynja
  • Faroese: stynja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stynja
  • Danish: stønne
    • Norwegian Bokmål: stønne
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: stønna

References

  • stynja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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