spikka
Faroese
FWOTD – 29 November 2014
Etymology
From English speak during World War II.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈspɪʰkːa]
Verb
spikka (third person singular past indicative spikkaði, third person plural past indicative spikkað, supine spikkað)
- (humorous) to speak English
Conjugation
Conjugation of spikka
v-30 | ||||
infinitive | spikka | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | spikkandi | |||
past participle a6 | spikkaður | |||
supine | spikkað | |||
number | singular | plural | ||
person | first | second | third | all |
indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
present | spikki | spikkar | spikkar | spikka |
past | spikkaði | spikkaði | spikkaði | spikkaðu |
imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
present | — | spikka! | — | spikkið! |
References
- Tórður Jóansson: English loanwords in Faroese. Tórshavn: Fannir 1997. (p. 181)