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syngja

syngja

Faroese

Verb

syngja (third person singular past indicative sang, third person plural past indicative sungu, supine sungið)

  1. to sing

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷh-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɲca/
  • Rhymes: -iɲca

Verb

syngja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative söng, third-person plural past indicative sungu, supine sungið)

  1. (intransitive or transitive, with accusative) to sing
  2. (intransitive, of birds) to warble, to sing, to chirp
  3. to sound, to ring, to resound

Conjugation


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • syngje (e infinitive)
  • synga (bracket form), synge (bracket form; also Norwegian Bokmål)

Etymology

From Old Norse syngja, syngva, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷh-.

Verb

syngja (present tense syng, past tense song, past participle sunge, passive infinitive syngjast, present participle syngjande, imperative syng)

  1. sing
    Eg har ikkje sunge denne songen på årevis.
    I haven't sung this song for years.
  2. echo, boom

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