vaxa
See also: växa
Galician
Alternative forms
- gaxa, vaixa, varxa
Etymology
Apparently from Latin *vagina, from vagīna. Doublet of vaíña. Compare also Portuguese vagem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbaʃɐ]
Noun
vaxa f (plural vaxas)
- pod (a seed case for legumes)
- Synonyms: cornello, vaíña
Related terms
- esvaxar
References
- “vaxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “vaxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “vaxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaxsa/
- Rhymes: -axsa
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-.
Verb
vaxa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative óx, third-person plural past indicative uxu, supine vaxið)
- to grow
Derived terms
- peningar vaxa ekki á trjám
Etymology 2
From the noun vax (“wax”).
Verb
vaxa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vaxaði, supine vaxað)
- to wax (apply wax to)
Conjugation
vaxa — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að vaxa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | vaxað | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | vaxandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég vaxa | við vöxum | present (nútíð) | ég vaxi | við vöxum |
| þú vaxar | þið vaxið | þú vaxir | þið vaxið | ||
| hann, hún, það vaxar | þeir, þær, þau vaxa | hann, hún, það vaxi | þeir, þær, þau vaxi | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég vaxaði | við vöxuðum | past (þátíð) | ég vaxaði | við vöxuðum |
| þú vaxaðir | þið vöxuðuð | þú vaxaðir | þið vöxuðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það vaxaði | þeir, þær, þau vöxuðu | hann, hún, það vaxaði | þeir, þær, þau vöxuðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | vaxa (þú) | vaxið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| vaxaðu | vaxiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
vaxaður — 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) | vaxaður | vöxuð | vaxað | vaxaðir | vaxaðar | vöxuð | |
| accusative (þolfall) | vaxaðan | vaxaða | vaxað | vaxaða | vaxaðar | vöxuð | |
| dative (þágufall) | vöxuðum | vaxaðri | vöxuðu | vöxuðum | vöxuðum | vöxuðum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | vaxaðs | vaxaðrar | vaxaðs | vaxaðra | vaxaðra | vaxaðra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | vaxaði | vaxaða | vaxaða | vöxuðu | vöxuðu | vöxuðu | |
| accusative (þolfall) | vaxaða | vöxuðu | vaxaða | vöxuðu | vöxuðu | vöxuðu | |
| dative (þágufall) | vaxaða | vöxuðu | vaxaða | vöxuðu | vöxuðu | vöxuðu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | vaxaða | vöxuðu | vaxaða | vöxuðu | vöxuðu | vöxuðu | |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to increase, enlarge”).
Verb
vaxa (singular past indicative óx, plural past indicative óxu, past participle vaxinn)
- to grow, increase
Conjugation
Conjugation of vaxa — active (strong class 6)
| infinitive | vaxa | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | vaxandi | |
| past participle | vaxinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vex | óx |
| 2nd-person singular | vex | óxt |
| 3rd-person singular | vex | óx |
| 1st-person plural | vǫxum | óxum |
| 2nd-person plural | vaxið | óxuð |
| 3rd-person plural | vaxa | óxu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vaxa | ǿxa |
| 2nd-person singular | vaxir | ǿxir |
| 3rd-person singular | vaxi | ǿxi |
| 1st-person plural | vaxim | ǿxim |
| 2nd-person plural | vaxið | ǿxið |
| 3rd-person plural | vaxi | ǿxi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | vax | |
| 1st-person plural | vǫxum | |
| 2nd-person plural | vaxið | |
Conjugation of vaxa — mediopassive (strong class 6)
| infinitive | vaxask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | vaxandisk | |
| past participle | vaxizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vǫxumk | óxumk |
| 2nd-person singular | vexk | óxk |
| 3rd-person singular | vexk | óxk |
| 1st-person plural | vǫxumsk | óxumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | vaxizk | óxuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | vaxask | óxusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | vǫxumk | ǿxumk |
| 2nd-person singular | vaxisk | ǿxisk |
| 3rd-person singular | vaxisk | ǿxisk |
| 1st-person plural | vaximsk | ǿximsk |
| 2nd-person plural | vaxizk | ǿxizk |
| 3rd-person plural | vaxisk | ǿxisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | vaxk | |
| 1st-person plural | vǫxumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | vaxizk | |
Related terms
- vǫxtr m
Descendants
- Icelandic: vaxa
- Faroese: vaksa, veksa
- Norwegian Nynorsk: veksa, vekse
- Westrobothnian: väks (class 3)
- Helsingian: väksa (class 3)
- Old Swedish: vaxa, væxa
- Swedish: växa
- Old Danish: waxæ
- Danish: vokse
- Norwegian Bokmål: vokse
- Danish: vokse
- Gutnish: vaksa
References
- “vaxa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Verb
vaxa (present vaxar, preterite vaxade, supine vaxat, imperative vaxa)
- to wax, to apply wax to something, usually to make the surface shiny
- to wax, to remove hair by applying wax
Conjugation
Conjugation of vaxa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vaxa | vaxas | ||
| Supine | vaxat | vaxats | ||
| Imperative | vaxa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vaxen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vaxar | vaxade | vaxas | vaxades |
| Ind. plural1 | vaxa | vaxade | vaxas | vaxades |
| Subjunctive2 | vaxe | vaxade | vaxes | vaxades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vaxande | |||
| Past participle | vaxad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- vaxning