klífa

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word klífa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word klífa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say klífa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word klífa you have here. The definition of the word klífa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofklífa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse klífa, from Proto-Germanic *klībaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

klífa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kleif, third-person plural past indicative klifu, supine klifið)

  1. (higher register) to climb
    Synonym: klifra

Conjugation

klífa — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að klífa
supine
(sagnbót) 		klifið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		klífandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég klíf við klífum present
(nútíð) 		ég klífi við klífum
þú klífur þið klífið þú klífir þið klífið
hann, hún, það klífur þeir, þær, þau klífa hann, hún, það klífi þeir, þær, þau klífi
past
(þátíð) 		ég kleif við klifum past
(þátíð) 		ég klifi við klifum
þú kleifst þið klifuð þú klifir þið klifuð
hann, hún, það kleif þeir, þær, þau klifu hann, hún, það klifi þeir, þær, þau klifu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		klíf (þú) klífið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
klífðu klífiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
klifinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		klifinn klifin klifið klifnir klifnar klifin
accusative
(þolfall) 		klifinn klifna klifið klifna klifnar klifin
dative
(þágufall) 		klifnum klifinni klifnu klifnum klifnum klifnum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		klifins klifinnar klifins klifinna klifinna klifinna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		klifni klifna klifna klifnu klifnu klifnu
accusative
(þolfall) 		klifna klifnu klifna klifnu klifnu klifnu
dative
(þágufall) 		klifna klifnu klifna klifnu klifnu klifnu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		klifna klifnu klifna klifnu klifnu klifnu

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia