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stefna
stefna
Icelandic
Noun
stefna f (genitive singular stefnu, nominative plural stefnur)
- direction (where something is headed), course
- strategy
- policy
- movement, school (e.g. of art)
- convention, conference (large gathering)
- (law) subpoena, summons
Declension
declension of stefna
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stefna | stefnan | stefnur | stefnurnar |
accusative | stefnu | stefnuna | stefnur | stefnurnar |
dative | stefnu | stefnunni | stefnum | stefnunum |
genitive | stefnu | stefnunnar | stefna | stefnanna |
Derived terms
Verb
stefna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stefndi, supine stefnt)
- (intransitive) to head (somewhere)
- (intransitive) to aim (for something), direct one's course (somewhere)
- (transitive, with dative) to direct (something) (somewhere)
- (transitive, with dative) to summon (call to a meeting, etc.)
- (transitive, with dative, law) to summon to court, subpoena
Conjugation
stefna — active voice (germynd)
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að stefna | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
stefnt | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
stefnandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) |
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present (nútíð) |
ég stefni | við stefnum | present (nútíð) |
ég stefni | við stefnum |
þú stefnir | þið stefnið | þú stefnir | þið stefnið | ||
hann, hún, það stefnir | þeir, þær, þau stefna | hann, hún, það stefni | þeir, þær, þau stefni | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég stefndi | við stefndum | past (þátíð) |
ég stefndi | við stefndum |
þú stefndir | þið stefnduð | þú stefndir | þið stefnduð | ||
hann, hún, það stefndi | þeir, þær, þau stefndu | hann, hún, það stefndi | þeir, þær, þau stefndu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
stefn (þú) | stefnið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
stefndu | stefniði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
stefndur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
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nominative (nefnifall) |
stefndur | stefnd | stefnt | stefndir | stefndar | stefnd | |
accusative (þolfall) |
stefndan | stefnda | stefnt | stefnda | stefndar | stefnd | |
dative (þágufall) |
stefndum | stefndri | stefndu | stefndum | stefndum | stefndum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
stefnds | stefndrar | stefnds | stefndra | stefndra | stefndra | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
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nominative (nefnifall) |
stefndi | stefnda | stefnda | stefndu | stefndu | stefndu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
stefnda | stefndu | stefnda | stefndu | stefndu | stefndu | |
dative (þágufall) |
stefnda | stefndu | stefnda | stefndu | stefndu | stefndu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
stefnda | stefndu | stefnda | stefndu | stefndu | stefndu |