eyka

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-. Akin to English eke, Swedish öka, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan), Latin augeō.

Verb

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eyka (third person singular past indicative eykaði, third person plural past indicative eykað, supine eykað)

  1. to increase
  2. to add

Conjugation

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Conjugation of eyka (group v-30)
infinitive eyka
supine eykað
participle (a6)1 eykandi eykaður
present past
first singular eyki eykaði
second singular eykar eykaði
third singular eykar eykaði
plural eyka eykaðu
imperative
singular eyka!
plural eykið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Adjective

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eyka (not comparable)

  1. extra

Synonyms

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