sturta

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Danish styrte, from Middle Low German storten, from Old Saxon *sturtian, from Proto-West Germanic *sturtijan.

Verb

sturta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sturtaði, supine sturtað)

  1. to pour down
    Synonym: hella
Conjugation
sturta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur sturta
supine sagnbót sturtað
present participle
sturtandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég sturta sturtaði sturti sturtaði
þú sturtar sturtaðir sturtir sturtaðir
hann, hún, það sturtar sturtaði sturti sturtaði
plural við sturtum sturtuðum sturtum sturtuðum
þið sturtið sturtuðuð sturtið sturtuðuð
þeir, þær, þau sturta sturtuðu sturti sturtuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú sturta (þú), sturtaðu
plural þið sturtið (þið), sturtiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sturtast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur sturtast
supine sagnbót sturtast
present participle
sturtandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég sturtast sturtaðist sturtist sturtaðist
þú sturtast sturtaðist sturtist sturtaðist
hann, hún, það sturtast sturtaðist sturtist sturtaðist
plural við sturtumst sturtuðumst sturtumst sturtuðumst
þið sturtist sturtuðust sturtist sturtuðust
þeir, þær, þau sturtast sturtuðust sturtist sturtuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú sturtast (þú), sturtastu
plural þið sturtist (þið), sturtisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sturtaður — 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)
sturtaður sturtuð sturtað sturtaðir sturtaðar sturtuð
accusative
(þolfall)
sturtaðan sturtaða sturtað sturtaða sturtaðar sturtuð
dative
(þágufall)
sturtuðum sturtaðri sturtuðu sturtuðum sturtuðum sturtuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
sturtaðs sturtaðrar sturtaðs sturtaðra sturtaðra sturtaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
sturtaði sturtaða sturtaða sturtuðu sturtuðu sturtuðu
accusative
(þolfall)
sturtaða sturtuðu sturtaða sturtuðu sturtuðu sturtuðu
dative
(þágufall)
sturtaða sturtuðu sturtaða sturtuðu sturtuðu sturtuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
sturtaða sturtuðu sturtaða sturtuðu sturtuðu sturtuðu
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Deverbal from the "pour down" sense of Etymology 1.

Noun

sturta f (genitive singular sturtu, nominative plural sturtur)

  1. a shower (bathing device)
    Synonym: steypibað (uncommon)
    að fara í sturtuto take a shower
Declension
Declension of sturta (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sturta sturtan sturtur sturturnar
accusative sturtu sturtuna sturtur sturturnar
dative sturtu sturtunni sturtum sturtunum
genitive sturtu sturtunnar sturta, sturtna sturtanna, sturtnanna

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “sturta”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)