eyka

eyka

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-. Akin to English eke, Swedish öka, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan), Latin augeō.

Verb

eyka (third person singular past indicative eykaði, third person plural past indicative eykað, supine eykað)

1. to increase
2. to add

Conjugation

   Conjugation of eyka

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infinitive	eyka
present participle	eykandi
past participle a6	eykaður
supine	eykað
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	eyki	eykar	eykar	eyka
past	eykaði	eykaði	eykaði	eykaðu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	eyka!	—	eykið!

Adjective

eyka (not comparable)

1. extra
   • tveir menn eyka

     two men extra

Synonyms

• umframt