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játa

játa

See also: jata, jätä, jätå, and ja'ta

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • jada

Noun

játa f (genitive singular játu, uncountable)

  1. (gems) jade

Declension

Declension of játa (singular only)
f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative játa játan
accusative játu játuna
dative játu játuni
genitive játu játunnar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse játa, from Proto-Germanic *jaatjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjauːta/
    Rhymes: -auːta

Verb

játa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative játaði, supine játað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to confess, admit
    Það skal mikið til að fá hann til að játa.
    It will take a lot to get him to confess.
  2. (transitive, governs the dative) to assent to something

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (confess): meðganga
  • (assent to): samsinna