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Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse netja.

Noun

netja f (genitive singular netju, plural netjur)

  1. omentum
  2. greater omentum
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative netja netjan netjur netjurnar
accusative netju netjuna netjur netjurnar
dative netju netjuni netjum netjunum
genitive netju netjunnar netja netjanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse netja.

Verb

netja (third person singular past indicative netjaði, third person plural past indicative netjað, supine netjað)

  1. to net, catch in a net
Conjugation
Conjugation of netja (group v-30)
infinitive netja
supine netjað
present past
first singular netji netjaði
second singular netjar netjaði
third singular netjar netjaði
plural netja netjaðu
participle (a6)1 netjandi netjaður
imperative
singular netja!
plural netjið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse netja.

Verb

netja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative netjaði, supine netjað)

  1. to net, catch in a net
Conjugation
netja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur netja
supine sagnbót netjað
present participle
netjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég netja netjaði netji netjaði
þú netjar netjaðir netjir netjaðir
hann, hún, það netjar netjaði netji netjaði
plural við netjum netjuðum netjum netjuðum
þið netjið netjuðuð netjið netjuðuð
þeir, þær, þau netja netjuðu netji netjuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú netja (þú), netjaðu
plural þið netjið (þið), netjiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
netjast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur netjast
supine sagnbót netjast
present participle
netjandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég netjast netjaðist netjist netjaðist
þú netjast netjaðist netjist netjaðist
hann, hún, það netjast netjaðist netjist netjaðist
plural við netjumst netjuðumst netjumst netjuðumst
þið netjist netjuðust netjist netjuðust
þeir, þær, þau netjast netjuðust netjist netjuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú netjast (þú), netjastu
plural þið netjist (þið), netjisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
netjaður — 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)
netjaður netjuð netjað netjaðir netjaðar netjuð
accusative
(þolfall)
netjaðan netjaða netjað netjaða netjaðar netjuð
dative
(þágufall)
netjuðum netjaðri netjuðu netjuðum netjuðum netjuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
netjaðs netjaðrar netjaðs netjaðra netjaðra netjaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
netjaði netjaða netjaða netjuðu netjuðu netjuðu
accusative
(þolfall)
netjaða netjuðu netjaða netjuðu netjuðu netjuðu
dative
(þágufall)
netjaða netjuðu netjaða netjuðu netjuðu netjuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
netjaða netjuðu netjaða netjuðu netjuðu netjuðu

Etymology 2

From Old Norse netja.

Noun

netja f (genitive singular netju, nominative plural netjur)

  1. caul, omentum
Declension
Declension of netja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative netja netjan netjur netjurnar
accusative netju netjuna netjur netjurnar
dative netju netjunni netjum netjunum
genitive netju netjunnar netja netjanna
Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

netja f (definite singular netja, indefinite plural netjer or netjor, definite plural netjene or netjone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of netje
  2. definite singular of netje