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húka
húka
See also: huka
Faroese
Verb
húka (third person singular past indicative heyk, third person plural past indicative huku, supine hokið)
- to squat
Conjugation
| v-40 | ||||
| infinitive | húka | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | húkandi | |||
| past participle a26 | hokin | |||
| supine | hokið | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | húki | hýkur | hýkur | húka |
| past | heyk | heykst | heyk | huku |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | húk! | — | húkið! |
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuːka/
- Rhymes: -uːka
Verb
húka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative húkti, supine húkt)
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Old Norse
Etymology
Related to Middle Low German hûken, Old High German hūchan (> German hocken), Dutch huiken. From Proto-Indo-European *keu-, "to bend", compare English hook.
Verb
húka
- to squat
Descendants
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.