veiða

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See also: veida, veîda, and veidā

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse veiða, from Proto-Germanic *waiþijaną.

Pronunciation

Noun

veiða f (genitive singular veiðu, plural veiður)

  1. (uncountable) hunting, fishing
  2. (countable) catch, haul, take (yield from hunting)

Declension

Declension of veiða
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative veiða veiðan veiður veiðurnar
accusative veiðu veiðuna veiður veiðurnar
dative veiðu veiðuni veiðum veiðunum
genitive veiðu veiðunnar veiða veiðanna

Verb

veiða (third person singular past indicative veiddi, third person plural past indicative veiddu, supine veitt)

  1. (transitive) to catch, fish
  2. (transitive) to fish with rod
  3. (transitive) to catch sheep assisted by a dog

Conjugation

Conjugation of veiða (group v-3)
infinitive veiða
supine veitt
participle (a18)1 veiðandi veiddur
present past
first singular veiði veiddi
second singular veiðir veiddi
third singular veiðir veiddi
plural veiða veiddu
imperative
singular veið!
plural veiðið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

References

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse veiða, from Proto-Germanic *waiþijaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

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veiða

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to hunt
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to fish

Conjugation

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