floyta

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fleyta, from Proto-Germanic *flautijaną.

Verb

floyta (third person singular past indicative floytti, third person plural past indicative floyttu, supine floytt)

  1. (transitive) to float, cause to float
  2. (intransitive, swimming) to manage to keep afloat
  3. (transitive) to douse with liquid, make wet
  4. (transitive) to manage to lift
  5. (transitive) to fill, be big enough to wear (a garment)
Conjugation
Conjugation of floyta (group v-2)
infinitive floyta
supine floytt
participle (a39)1 floytandi floyttur
present past
first singular floyti floytti
second singular floytir floytti
third singular floytir floytti
plural floyta floyttu
imperative
singular floyt!
plural floytið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish fløjte.

Noun

floyta f (genitive singular floytu, plural floytur)

  1. (music) flute (musical instrument)
  2. whistle (device blown to make a whistling sound)
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative floyta floytan floytur floyturnar
accusative floytu floytuna floytur floyturnar
dative floytu floytuni floytum floytunum
genitive floytu floytunnar floyta floytanna

Verb

floyta (third person singular past indicative floytaði, third person plural past indicative floytaðu, supine floytað)

  1. to whistle (make a whistling sound with a whistle or with one’s mouth)
Conjugation
Conjugation of floyta (group v-30)
infinitive floyta
supine floytað
participle (a6)1 floytandi floytaður
present past
first singular floyti floytaði
second singular floytar floytaði
third singular floytar floytaði
plural floyta floytaðu
imperative
singular floyta!
plural floytið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
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