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sá
sá
Faroese
Verb
sá
- first-person singular past tense of síggja
- eg kom, sá og sigraði
- vēnī, vīdī, vīcī (Julius Caesar)
- eg kom, sá og sigraði
- third-person singular past tense of síggja
Etymology 2
From Old Norse sá, a descendant from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *só. Related to Old Norse sjá.
Pronoun
- (obsolete, demonstrative) that, that one, he (referring to something or someone which is about to be specified further or has just been mentioned)
Declension
| Demonstrative pronoun - ávísingarfornavn | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | tann (sá)† | tann (sú)† | tað |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | tann | ta (tí) | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | tí (tann) | tí / teirri | tí |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | tess | teirrar | tess |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | teir | tær | tey |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | teir (tá)† | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | teirra | ||
Anagrams
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sauː/
- Rhymes: -auː
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sá (“to sow”), from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.
Verb
sá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sáði, supine sáð)
- to sow
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse sá, a descendant from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *só. Related to Old Norse sjá.
Pronoun
- (demonstrative) that, that one, he (referring to something or someone which is about to be specified further or has just been mentioned)
Declension
Derived terms
- sá sami
Etymology 3
See sjá.
Verb
sá
- [he/she/it] saw, first or third-person singular indicative past tense of sjá ‘to see’
- [I] saw, first or third-person singular indicative past tense of sjá ‘to see’
Anagrams
Irish
Alternative forms
- sáthadh (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Noun
sá m (genitive as substantive sá, genitive as verbal noun sáite, plural sáite)
Declension
- As substantive
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- As verbal noun
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (as substantive): rop
- (as verbal noun): ropadh
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sá | shá after an, tsá |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *sa. Related to Old Norse sjá.
Pronoun
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Compare Old English sāwan (English sow), Old Saxon sāian, Old High German sāen, sāwen (German säen), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (saian).
Verb
sá
- to sow
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.