vaxa

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apparently from Latin *vagina, from vagīna. Doublet of vaíña. Compare also Portuguese vagem.

Pronunciation

Noun

vaxa f (plural vaxas)

  1. pod (a seed case for legumes)
    Synonyms: cornello, vaíña

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-.

Verb

vaxa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative óx, third-person plural past indicative uxu, supine vaxið)

  1. to grow
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the noun vax (“wax”).

Verb

vaxa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vaxaði, supine vaxað)

  1. to wax (apply wax to)
Conjugation
vaxa — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að vaxa
supine
(sagnbót) 		vaxað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		vaxandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég vaxa við vöxum present
(nútíð) 		ég vaxi við vöxum
þú vaxar þið vaxið þú vaxir þið vaxið
hann, hún, það vaxar þeir, þær, þau vaxa hann, hún, það vaxi þeir, þær, þau vaxi
past
(þátíð) 		ég vaxaði við vöxuðum past
(þátíð) 		ég vaxaði við vöxuðum
þú vaxaðir þið vöxuðuð þú vaxaðir þið vöxuðuð
hann, hún, það vaxaði þeir, þær, þau vöxuðu hann, hún, það vaxaði þeir, þær, þau vöxuðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		vaxa (þú) vaxið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
vaxaðu vaxiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
vaxaður — 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) 		vaxaður vöxuð vaxað vaxaðir vaxaðar vöxuð
accusative
(þolfall) 		vaxaðan vaxaða vaxað vaxaða vaxaðar vöxuð
dative
(þágufall) 		vöxuðum vaxaðri vöxuðu vöxuðum vöxuðum vöxuðum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		vaxaðs vaxaðrar vaxaðs vaxaðra vaxaðra vaxaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		vaxaði vaxaða vaxaða vöxuðu vöxuðu vöxuðu
accusative
(þolfall) 		vaxaða vöxuðu vaxaða vöxuðu vöxuðu vöxuðu
dative
(þágufall) 		vaxaða vöxuðu vaxaða vöxuðu vöxuðu vöxuðu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		vaxaða vöxuðu vaxaða vöxuðu vöxuðu vöxuðu

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to increase, enlarge”).

Verb

vaxa (singular past indicative óx, plural past indicative óxu, past participle vaxinn)

  1. to grow, increase

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaxa — active (strong class 6)
infinitive vaxa
present participle vaxandi
past participle vaxinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular vex óx
2nd-person singular vex óxt
3rd-person singular vex óx
1st-person plural vǫxum óxum
2nd-person plural vaxið óxuð
3rd-person plural vaxa óxu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vaxa ǿxa
2nd-person singular vaxir ǿxir
3rd-person singular vaxi ǿxi
1st-person plural vaxim ǿxim
2nd-person plural vaxið ǿxið
3rd-person plural vaxi ǿxi
imperative present
2nd-person singular vax
1st-person plural vǫxum
2nd-person plural vaxið
Conjugation of vaxa — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive vaxask
present participle vaxandisk
past participle vaxizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular vǫxumk óxumk
2nd-person singular vexk óxk
3rd-person singular vexk óxk
1st-person plural vǫxumsk óxumsk
2nd-person plural vaxizk óxuzk
3rd-person plural vaxask óxusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vǫxumk ǿxumk
2nd-person singular vaxisk ǿxisk
3rd-person singular vaxisk ǿxisk
1st-person plural vaximsk ǿximsk
2nd-person plural vaxizk ǿxizk
3rd-person plural vaxisk ǿxisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular vaxk
1st-person plural vǫxumsk
2nd-person plural vaxizk

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Descendants

References

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

Swedish

Verb

vaxa (present vaxar, preterite vaxade, supine vaxat, imperative vaxa)

  1. to wax, to apply wax to something, usually to make the surface shiny
  2. to wax, to remove hair by applying wax

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaxa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive vaxa vaxas
Supine vaxat vaxats
Imperative vaxa —
Imper. plural1 vaxen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative vaxar vaxade vaxas vaxades
Ind. plural1 vaxa vaxade vaxas vaxades
Subjunctive2 vaxe vaxade vaxes vaxades
Participles
Present participle vaxande
Past participle vaxad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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