dvína

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See also: dvīņa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dvína, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

dvína (third person singular past indicative dvíndi or dvínaði, third person plural past indicative dvíndu or dvínaðu, supine dvínt or dvínað)

  1. to yield, give way
  2. to subside, abate

Conjugation

Conjugation of dvína (group v-1)
infinitive dvína
supine dvínt
participle (a7)1 dvínandi dvíndur
present past
first singular dvíni dvíndi
second singular dvínir dvíndi
third singular dvínir dvíndi
plural dvína dvíndu
imperative
singular dvín!
plural dvínið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
Conjugation of dvína (group v-30)
infinitive dvína
supine dvínað
participle (a6)1 dvínandi dvínaður
present past
first singular dvíni dvínaði
second singular dvínar dvínaði
third singular dvínar dvínaði
plural dvína dvínaðu
imperative
singular dvína!
plural dvínið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dvína, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną. Compare English dwine, dwindle, Dutch verdwijnen, Low German verdwienen.

Pronunciation

Verb

dvína (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dvínaði, supine dvínað)

  1. (intransitive) to dwindle, diminish

Conjugation