sletta

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

sletta f (genitive singular slettu, nominative plural slettur)

  1. blot, blotch, splotch
    Synonyms: hlussa, klessa
  2. a foreign word used in Icelandic
    enskusletta ― an English word used in Icelandic

Declension

declension of sletta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sletta slettan slettur sletturnar
accusative slettu slettuna slettur sletturnar
dative slettu slettunni slettum slettunum
genitive slettu slettunnar slettna slettnanna

Derived terms

Verb

sletta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sletti, supine slett)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to spill a tiny bit of liquid, to splash a few drops of liquid
    Synonyms: skvetta, sulla
    Það slettist smá rauðvín á skyrtuna mína. ― A bit of red wine spilled on my shirt.
  2. to use a foreign word in Icelandic

Conjugation

sletta — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að sletta
supine
(sagnbót) 		slett
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		slettandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég sletti við slettum present
(nútíð) 		ég sletti við slettum
þú slettir þið slettið þú slettir þið slettið
hann, hún, það slettir þeir, þær, þau sletta hann, hún, það sletti þeir, þær, þau sletti
past
(þátíð) 		ég sletti við slettum past
(þátíð) 		ég sletti við slettum
þú slettir þið slettuð þú slettir þið slettuð
hann, hún, það sletti þeir, þær, þau slettu hann, hún, það sletti þeir, þær, þau slettu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		slett (þú) slettið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
slettu slettiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
slettast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að slettast
supine
(sagnbót) 		slest
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		slettandist **
** 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 slettist við slettumst present
(nútíð) 		ég slettist við slettumst
þú slettist þið slettist þú slettist þið slettist
hann, hún, það slettist þeir, þær, þau slettast hann, hún, það slettist þeir, þær, þau slettist
past
(þátíð) 		ég slettist við slettumst past
(þátíð) 		ég slettist við slettumst
þú slettist þið slettust þú slettist þið slettust
hann, hún, það slettist þeir, þær, þau slettust hann, hún, það slettist þeir, þær, þau slettust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		slest (þú) slettist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
slestu slettisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sletta

  1. definite feminine singular of slette

Alternative forms

Verb

sletta

  1. inflection of slette:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Alternative forms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse slétta.

Alternative forms

Verb

sletta (present tense slettar, past tense sletta, past participle sletta, passive infinitive slettast, present participle slettande, imperative sletta/slett)

  1. to smooth (make smooth or even)
  2. to delete

Etymology 2

Noun

sletta f

  1. definite singular of slette

References

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