tefla
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰɛpla/
- Rhymes: -ɛpla
Verb
tefla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tefldi, supine teflt)
- to play a board game
- specifically, to play chess
Conjugation
tefla — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að tefla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
teflt | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
teflandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég tefli | við teflum | present (nútíð) |
ég tefli | við teflum |
| þú teflir | þið teflið | þú teflir | þið teflið | ||
| hann, hún, það teflir | þeir, þær, þau tefla | hann, hún, það tefli | þeir, þær, þau tefli | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég tefldi | við tefldum | past (þátíð) |
ég tefldi | við tefldum |
| þú tefldir | þið teflduð | þú tefldir | þið teflduð | ||
| hann, hún, það tefldi | þeir, þær, þau tefldu | hann, hún, það tefldi | þeir, þær, þau tefldu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
tefl (þú) | teflið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| tefldu | tefliði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
teflast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að teflast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
teflst | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
teflandist ** ** 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 teflist | við teflumst | present (nútíð) |
ég teflist | við teflumst |
| þú teflist | þið teflist | þú teflist | þið teflist | ||
| hann, hún, það teflist | þeir, þær, þau teflast | hann, hún, það teflist | þeir, þær, þau teflist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég tefldist | við tefldumst | past (þátíð) |
ég tefldist | við tefldumst |
| þú tefldist | þið tefldust | þú tefldist | þið tefldust | ||
| hann, hún, það tefldist | þeir, þær, þau tefldust | hann, hún, það tefldist | þeir, þær, þau tefldust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
teflst (þú) | teflist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| teflstu | teflisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
tefldur — 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) |
tefldur | tefld | teflt | tefldir | tefldar | tefld | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
tefldan | teflda | teflt | teflda | tefldar | tefld | |
| dative (þágufall) |
tefldum | tefldri | tefldu | tefldum | tefldum | tefldum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
teflds | tefldrar | teflds | tefldra | tefldra | tefldra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
tefldi | teflda | teflda | tefldu | tefldu | tefldu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
teflda | tefldu | teflda | tefldu | tefldu | tefldu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
teflda | tefldu | teflda | tefldu | tefldu | tefldu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
teflda | tefldu | teflda | tefldu | tefldu | tefldu | |
Old Norse
Etymology
Presumably from tafl (“board”). Akin to Old English tæflan, tæflian. Ultimately from Latin tabula (“table, board”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of tefla — active (weak class 1)
| infinitive | tefla | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | teflandi | |
| past participle | tefldr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | tefli | teflda |
| 2nd-person singular | teflir | tefldir |
| 3rd-person singular | teflir | tefldi |
| 1st-person plural | teflum | tefldum |
| 2nd-person plural | teflið | teflduð |
| 3rd-person plural | tefla | tefldu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | tefla | teflda |
| 2nd-person singular | teflir | tefldir |
| 3rd-person singular | tefli | tefldi |
| 1st-person plural | teflim | tefldim |
| 2nd-person plural | teflið | tefldið |
| 3rd-person plural | tefli | tefldi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | tefl, tefli | |
| 1st-person plural | teflum | |
| 2nd-person plural | teflið | |
Conjugation of tefla — mediopassive (weak class 1)
| infinitive | teflask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | teflandisk | |
| past participle | teflzk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | teflumk | tefldumk |
| 2nd-person singular | teflisk | tefldisk |
| 3rd-person singular | teflisk | tefldisk |
| 1st-person plural | teflumsk | tefldumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | teflizk | teflduzk |
| 3rd-person plural | teflask | tefldusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | teflumk | tefldumk |
| 2nd-person singular | teflisk | tefldisk |
| 3rd-person singular | teflisk | tefldisk |
| 1st-person plural | teflimsk | tefldimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | teflizk | tefldizk |
| 3rd-person plural | teflisk | tefldisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | teflsk, teflisk | |
| 1st-person plural | teflumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | teflizk | |
References
- “tefla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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