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slá

slá

See also: sla, SLA, slå, and -sla

Faroese

Verb

slá

  1. singular imperative of sláa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stlauː/
  • Rhymes: -auː

Etymology 1

From the Old Norse slá ‎(“to smite, strike”), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- ‎(“to hit, strike, throw”).

Verb

slá ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative sló, third-person plural past indicative slógu, supine slegið)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative or with dative) to hit, to strike
    • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
      Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
      If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.
  2. (transitive, with dative) to strike, to hit (with something)
    Hún sló hnefanum í borðið og það sló þögn á hópinn.
    She struck the table with her fist and the crowd became silent.
  3. (transitive, with accusative) to mow (grass, etc.)
  4. to mint (coins)
  5. (baseball, transitive, with accusative) to bat
Conjugation
slást — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að slást
supine
(sagnbót) 		slegist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		slándist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég slæst við sláumst present
(nútíð) 		ég sláist við sláumst
þú slæst þið sláist þú sláist þið sláist
hann, hún, það slæst þeir, þær, þau slást hann, hún, það sláist þeir, þær, þau sláist
past
(þátíð) 		ég slóst við slógumst past
(þátíð) 		ég slægist við slægjumst
þú slóst þið slógust þú slægist þið slægjust
hann, hún, það slóst þeir, þær, þau slógust hann, hún, það slægist þeir, þær, þau slægjust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		slást (þú) sláist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
slástu sláisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sleginn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		sleginn slegin slegið slegnir slegnar slegin
accusative
(þolfall) 		sleginn slegna slegið slegna slegnar slegin
dative
(þágufall) 		slegnum sleginni slegnu slegnum slegnum slegnum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		slegins sleginnar slegins sleginna sleginna sleginna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		slegni slegna slegna slegnu slegnu slegnu
accusative
(þolfall) 		slegna slegnu slegna slegnu slegnu slegnu
dative
(þágufall) 		slegna slegnu slegna slegnu slegnu slegnu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		slegna slegnu slegna slegnu slegnu slegnu
Derived terms
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse slá ‎(“bar; crossbeam; bolt”).

Noun

slá f ‎(genitive singular slár, nominative plural slár)

  1. bar, rod, rail
  2. crossbeam
  3. bolt
  4. cape (item of clothing)
Declension
Derived terms

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- ‎(“to hit, strike, throw”). Compare Old English slēan (English slay), Old Frisian slā, Old Saxon slahan (Low German slaan), Dutch slaan, Old High German slahan (Low German schlagen), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 ‎(slahan).

Verb

slá ‎(singular past indicative sló, plural past indicative slógu, past participle sleginn)

  1. to hit, beat, strike
  2. to strike, pluck (a string instrument)

Descendants

  • Norwegian (bokmål): slå
  • Norwegian (nynorsk): slå
  • Swedish: slå

Portuguese

Phrase

slá

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of sei lá ‎(“I don't know”).

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