økja
Faroese
Etymology
From Danish øge, from Old Norse auka (whence Faroese has eyka), from Proto-Germanic *aukaną. Akin to English eke, Swedish öka, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan), Latin augeō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈøːʰtʃa/
Verb
økja (third person singular past indicative økti, third person plural past indicative økt, supine økt)
- to increase, to enlarge, to magnify
Conjugation
Conjugation of økja
v-11 | ||||
infinitive | økja | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | økjandi | |||
past participle a5 | øktur | |||
supine | økt | |||
number | singular | plural | ||
person | first | second | third | all |
indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
present | øki | økir | økir | økja |
past | økti | økti | økti | øktu |
imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
present | — | øk! | — | økið! |
Synonyms
- eyka