gráta

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See also: grata, gratà, and gråta

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Verb

gráta (intransitive, third person singular past indicative græt, third person plural past indicative grótu, supine grátið)

  1. to weep, to cry
  2. to drizzle

Conjugation

Conjugation of gráta (irregular)
infinitive gráta
supine grátið
participle (a26)1 grátandi grátin
present past
first singular gráti græt
second singular grætur grætst
third singular grætur græt
plural gráta grótu
imperative
singular grát!
plural grátið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

gráta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative grét, third-person plural past indicative grétu, supine grátið)

  1. (intransitive) to cry
  2. to mourn (someone)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Verb

gráta

  1. to cry, mourn
    Synonym: kløkkva

Conjugation

Conjugation of gráta — active (strong class 7)
infinitive gráta
present participle grátandi
past participle grátinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular græt grét
2nd-person singular grætr grézt
3rd-person singular grætr grét
1st-person plural grátum grétum
2nd-person plural grátið grétuð
3rd-person plural gráta grétu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gráta gréta
2nd-person singular grátir grétir
3rd-person singular gráti gréti
1st-person plural grátim grétim
2nd-person plural grátið grétið
3rd-person plural gráti gréti
imperative present
2nd-person singular grát
1st-person plural grátum
2nd-person plural grátið
Conjugation of gráta — mediopassive (strong class 7)
infinitive grátask
present participle grátandisk
past participle grátizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular grátumk grétumk
2nd-person singular græzk grézk
3rd-person singular græzk grézk
1st-person plural grátumsk grétumsk
2nd-person plural grátizk grétuzk
3rd-person plural grátask grétusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular grátumk grétumk
2nd-person singular grátisk grétisk
3rd-person singular grátisk grétisk
1st-person plural grátimsk grétimsk
2nd-person plural grátizk grétizk
3rd-person plural grátisk grétisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular grázk
1st-person plural grátumsk
2nd-person plural grátizk

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