skugga

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Faroese

Verb

skugga (third person singular past indicative skuggaði, third person plural past indicative skuggað, supine skuggað)

  1. to cast a shadow

Conjugation

Conjugation of skugga (group v-30)
infinitive skugga
supine skuggað
participle (a6)1 skuggandi skuggaður
present past
first singular skuggi skuggaði
second singular skuggar skuggaði
third singular skuggar skuggaði
plural skugga skuggaðu
imperative
singular skugga!
plural skuggið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Verb

skugga (present tense skuggar, past tense skugga, past participle skugga, passive infinitive skuggast, present participle skuggande, imperative skugga/skugg)

  1. to shadow (the act of casting a shadow), to shade
    Månen skuggar for sola under ei solformørking.
    The Moon shadows the Sun during a solar eclipse.
  2. to shadow (to keep under surveillance)

Synonyms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skuggi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skugga c

  1. a shadow; shade; the darkness that follows
  2. a shadow, a spy; a discrete follower

Declension

Declension of skugga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skugga skuggan skuggor skuggorna
Genitive skuggas skuggans skuggors skuggornas

Related terms

Verb

skugga (present skuggar, preterite skuggade, supine skuggat, imperative skugga)

  1. to shadow; to cast a shadow, to shade
  2. to shadow, to spy; to discretely follow

Conjugation

Conjugation of skugga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skugga skuggas
Supine skuggat skuggats
Imperative skugga —
Imper. plural1 skuggen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skuggar skuggade skuggas skuggades
Ind. plural1 skugga skuggade skuggas skuggades
Subjunctive2 skugge skuggade skugges skuggades
Participles
Present participle skuggande
Past participle skuggad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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