slá

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See also: sla, SLA, slå, and -sla

Faroese

Pronunciation

Verb

slá

  1. singular imperative of sláa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse slá (“to smite, strike”), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). See also Icelandic slátur, Icelandic slátra.

Verb

slá (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative sló, third-person plural past indicative slógu, supine slegið)

  1. to hit, to strike
    • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
      Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
      If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.
  2. to strike, to hit
    Hún sló hnefanum í borðið og það sló þögn á hópinn.
    She struck the table with her fist and the crowd became silent.
  3. to mow (grass, etc.)
  4. to mint (coins)
  5. (baseball) to bat
Conjugation
slá — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að slá
supine
(sagnbót) 		slegið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		slándi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég slæ við sláum present
(nútíð) 		ég slái við sláum
þú slærð þið sláið þú sláir þið sláið
hann, hún, það slær þeir, þær, þau slá hann, hún, það slái þeir, þær, þau slái
past
(þátíð) 		ég sló við slógum past
(þátíð) 		ég slægi við slægjum
þú slóst þið slóguð þú slægir þið slægjuð
hann, hún, það sló þeir, þær, þau slógu hann, hún, það slægi þeir, þær, þau slægju
imperative
(boðháttur) 		slá (þú) sláið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
sláðu sláiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
slást — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að slást
supine
(sagnbót) 		slegist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		slándist **
** 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 slæst við sláumst present
(nútíð) 		ég sláist við sláumst
þú slæst þið sláist þú sláist þið sláist
hann, hún, það slæst þeir, þær, þau slást hann, hún, það sláist þeir, þær, þau sláist
past
(þátíð) 		ég slóst við slógumst past
(þátíð) 		ég slægist við slægjumst
þú slóst þið slógust þú slægist þið slægjust
hann, hún, það slóst þeir, þær, þau slógust hann, hún, það slægist þeir, þær, þau slægjust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		slást (þú) sláist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
slástu sláisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sleginn — 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) 		sleginn slegin slegið slegnir slegnar slegin
accusative
(þolfall) 		sleginn slegna slegið slegna slegnar slegin
dative
(þágufall) 		slegnum sleginni slegnu slegnum slegnum slegnum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		slegins sleginnar slegins sleginna sleginna sleginna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		slegni slegna slegna slegnu slegnu slegnu
accusative
(þolfall) 		slegna slegnu slegna slegnu slegnu slegnu
dative
(þágufall) 		slegna slegnu slegna slegnu slegnu slegnu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		slegna slegnu slegna slegnu slegnu slegnu
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse slá (“bar; crossbeam; bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *slahō.

Noun

slá f (genitive singular slár, nominative plural slár)

  1. bar, rod, rail
  2. crossbeam
  3. bolt
  4. cape (item of clothing)
Declension
Declension of slá (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative slá sláin slár slárnar
accusative slá slána slár slárnar
dative slá slánni slám slánum
genitive slár slárinnar sláa slánna
Derived terms

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”).

Compare Old English slēan (English slay), Old Frisian slā, Old Saxon slahan (Low German slaan), Dutch slaan, Old High German slahan (Low German schlagen), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan).

Verb

slá (singular past indicative sló, plural past indicative slógu, past participle sleginn)

  1. to hit, beat, strike
  2. to strike, pluck (a string instrument)

Conjugation

Conjugation of slá — active (strong class 6)
infinitive slá
present participle sláandi
past participle sleginn
indicative present past
1st-person singular slæ sló
2nd-person singular slær slótt
3rd-person singular slær sló
1st-person plural slám slógum
2nd-person plural sláið slóguð
3rd-person plural slá slógu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular slá slǿga
2nd-person singular sláir slǿgir
3rd-person singular slái slǿgi
1st-person plural sláim slǿgim
2nd-person plural sláið slǿgið
3rd-person plural slái slǿgi
imperative present
2nd-person singular slá
1st-person plural slám
2nd-person plural sláið
Conjugation of slá — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive slásk
present participle sláandisk
past participle slegizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular slámk slógumk
2nd-person singular slæsk slózk
3rd-person singular slæsk slósk
1st-person plural slámsk slógumsk
2nd-person plural sláizk slóguzk
3rd-person plural slásk slógusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular slámk slǿgumk
2nd-person singular sláisk slǿgisk
3rd-person singular sláisk slǿgisk
1st-person plural sláimsk slǿgimsk
2nd-person plural sláizk slǿgizk
3rd-person plural sláisk slǿgisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular slásk
1st-person plural slámsk
2nd-person plural sláizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: slá
  • Faroese: sláa, slá
  • Norwegian: slå
  • Old Swedish: slā
  • Danish: slå
  • Old Gutnish: sla

Portuguese

Phrase

slá

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of sei lá (“I don't know”).
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