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floyta

floyta

Faroese

Verb

floyta (third person singular past indicative floytti, third person plural past indicative floyttu, supine floytt)

  1. (transitive) to float, cause to float
  2. (intransitive, swimming) to manage to keep afloat
  3. (transitive) to douse with liquid, make wet
  4. (transitive) to manage to lift
  5. (transitive) to fill, be big enough to wear (a garment)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

floyta f (genitive singular floytu, plural floytur)

  1. (music) flute (musical instrument)
  2. whistle (device blown to make a whistling sound)
Declension
Declension of floyta
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative floyta floytan floytur floyturnar
accusative floytu floytuna floytur floyturnar
dative floytu floytuni floytum floytunum
genitive floytu floytunnar floyta floytanna

Verb

floyta (third person singular past indicative floytaði, third person plural past indicative floytaðu, supine floytað)

  1. to whistle (make a whistling sound with a whistle or with one’s mouth)
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • bríksla