sløkkja
Faroese
Verb
sløkkja (third person singular past indicative sløkti, third person plural past indicative sløkt, supine sløkt)
- (transitive) to extinguish, to put out
Conjugation
| Conjugation of sløkkja (group v-13) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sløkkja | |
| supine | sløkt | |
| participle (a5)1 | sløkkjandi | sløktur |
| present | past | |
| first singular | sløkki | sløkti |
| second singular | sløkkir | sløkti |
| third singular | sløkkir | sløkti |
| plural | sløkkja | sløktu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sløkk! | |
| plural | sløkkið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse sløkkva, slekkja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²slœçːɑ/
Verb
sløkkja (present tense sløkkjer, past tense sløkte, past participle sløkt, passive infinitive sløkkjast, present participle sløkkjande, imperative sløkk)
- to quench
- Piggsvinet sat ved bekken og sløkte torsten sin.
- The hedgehog sat by the creek quenching its thirst.
- Piggsvinet sat ved bekken og sløkte torsten sin.
- to switch off
- Sløkk lyset når du går!
- Switch off the light when you leave!
- Sløkk lyset når du går!
- to put out, extinguish
- Brannvesenet sløkte brannen.
- The fire brigade put out the fire.
- Brannvesenet sløkte brannen.
References
- “sløkkja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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