opna

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See also: opną

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, plural opnur)

  1. adult female seal
Declension
Declension of opna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnuni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “adult female seal”): brimil (“adult male seal”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanǭ.

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, plural opnur)

  1. a double page of an open book
Declension
Declension of opna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnuni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna

Etymology 3

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (third person singular past indicative opnaði, third person plural past indicative opnað, supine opnað)

  1. to open
Conjugation
Conjugation of opna (group v-30)
infinitive opna
supine opnað
participle (a6)1 opnandi opnaður
present past
first singular opni opnaði
second singular opnar opnaði
third singular opnar opnaði
plural opna opnaðu
imperative
singular opna!
plural opnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanǭ.

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, nominative plural opnur)

  1. opening (hole, etc.)
  2. a large pond
  3. two facing (simultaneously exposed) pages of an open book, magazine, etc.; spread
  4. (phonetics) the degree to which the mouth is open when a sound is produced
Declension
    Declension of opna
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnunni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative opnaði, supine opnað)

  1. to open
Conjugation
opna — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að opna
supine
(sagnbót) 		opnað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		opnandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég opna við opnum present
(nútíð) 		ég opni við opnum
þú opnar þið opnið þú opnir þið opnið
hann, hún, það opnar þeir, þær, þau opna hann, hún, það opni þeir, þær, þau opni
past
(þátíð) 		ég opnaði við opnuðum past
(þátíð) 		ég opnaði við opnuðum
þú opnaðir þið opnuðuð þú opnaðir þið opnuðuð
hann, hún, það opnaði þeir, þær, þau opnuðu hann, hún, það opnaði þeir, þær, þau opnuðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		opna (þú) opnið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
opnaðu opniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
opnast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að opnast
supine
(sagnbót) 		opnast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		opnandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég opnast við opnumst present
(nútíð) 		ég opnist við opnumst
þú opnast þið opnist þú opnist þið opnist
hann, hún, það opnast þeir, þær, þau opnast hann, hún, það opnist þeir, þær, þau opnist
past
(þátíð) 		ég opnaðist við opnuðumst past
(þátíð) 		ég opnaðist við opnuðumst
þú opnaðist þið opnuðust þú opnaðist þið opnuðust
hann, hún, það opnaðist þeir, þær, þau opnuðust hann, hún, það opnaðist þeir, þær, þau opnuðust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		opnast (þú) opnist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
opnastu opnisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
opnaður — 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) 		opnaður opnuð opnað opnaðir opnaðar opnuð
accusative
(þolfall) 		opnaðan opnaða opnað opnaða opnaðar opnuð
dative
(þágufall) 		opnuðum opnaðri opnuðu opnuðum opnuðum opnuðum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		opnaðs opnaðrar opnaðs opnaðra opnaðra opnaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		opnaði opnaða opnaða opnuðu opnuðu opnuðu
accusative
(þolfall) 		opnaða opnuðu opnaða opnuðu opnuðu opnuðu
dative
(þágufall) 		opnaða opnuðu opnaða opnuðu opnuðu opnuðu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		opnaða opnuðu opnaða opnuðu opnuðu opnuðu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse opna. Akin to English open.

Pronunciation

Verb

opna (present tense opnar, past tense opna, past participle opna, passive infinitive opnast, present participle opnande, imperative opna/opn)

  1. to open
    Opnar du opp døra?
    Can you open the door?

Derived terms

See also

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (singular past indicative opnaði, plural past indicative opnuðu, past participle opnaðr)

  1. to open
Conjugation
Conjugation of opna — active (weak class 2)
infinitive opna
present participle opnandi
past participle opnaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular opna opnaða
2nd-person singular opnar opnaðir
3rd-person singular opnar opnaði
1st-person plural opnum opnuðum
2nd-person plural opnið opnuðuð
3rd-person plural opna opnuðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular opna opnaða
2nd-person singular opnir opnaðir
3rd-person singular opni opnaði
1st-person plural opnim opnaðim
2nd-person plural opnið opnaðið
3rd-person plural opni opnaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular opna
1st-person plural opnum
2nd-person plural opnið
Conjugation of opna — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive opnask
present participle opnandisk
past participle opnazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular opnumk opnuðumk
2nd-person singular opnask opnaðisk
3rd-person singular opnask opnaðisk
1st-person plural opnumsk opnuðumsk
2nd-person plural opnizk opnuðuzk
3rd-person plural opnask opnuðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular opnumk opnuðumk
2nd-person singular opnisk opnaðisk
3rd-person singular opnisk opnaðisk
1st-person plural opnimsk opnaðimsk
2nd-person plural opnizk opnaðizk
3rd-person plural opnisk opnaðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular opnask
1st-person plural opnumsk
2nd-person plural opnizk
Descendants
  • Icelandic: opna
  • Faroese: opna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: opna, opne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åpne
  • Swedish: öppna
  • Danish: åbne

Noun

opna f (genitive opnu)

  1. opening, crater
Declension
  Declension of opna (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnunni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna

Etymology 2

Adjective

opna

  1. inflection of opinn:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

References

  • “opna1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “opna2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǒpna/
  • Hyphenation: op‧na

Noun

òpna f (Cyrillic spelling о̀пна)

  1. membrane, film, pellicle, cuticle

Declension

Declension of opna
singular plural
nominative òpna opne
genitive opne ópnā / ópnī
dative opni opnama
accusative opnu opne
vocative opno opne
locative opni opnama
instrumental opnom opnama
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