kveðja
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse kveðja, from Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną. Cognate with Faroese kvøðja.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kveðja f (genitive singular kveðju, nominative plural kveðjur)
- a greeting, the action of saying hello or goodbye
- Fæ ég ekki einu sinni kveðju? ― Don't I even get a "hello"?
- Þetta er mín hinsta kveðja. ― This is my last goodbye.
- regards, the action of sending good wishes to someone
- Ég skila kveðju til mömmu þinnar. ― Send my regards to your mother.
- regards, a greeting at the end of a letter
- Kveðja, Gunna. ― With regards, Gunna.
- Kærar kveðjur, Jóhann. ― Best regards, Jóhann.
Declension[edit]
declension of kveðja
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kveðja | kveðjan | kveðjur | kveðjurnar |
accusative | kveðju | kveðjuna | kveðjur | kveðjurnar |
dative | kveðju | kveðjunni | kveðjum | kveðjunum |
genitive | kveðju | kveðjunnar | kveðja | kveðjanna |
Derived terms[edit]
- skila kveðju
- kasta kveðju
- bera kveðju sína (to say hello to somebody for oneself, to give somebody one's best wishes)
- með kveðjum frá (with regards from)
- samúðarkveðja
- vanda ekki kveðjurnar
- kaldar kveðjurnar
- kærar kveðjur (“best regards”)
Verb[edit]
kveðja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kvaddi, supine kvatt)
- (with accusative) to say goodbye, to take one's leave
- (euphemistic) to die
- Hann kvaddi í gærmorgun eftir löng veikindi. ― He left this world yesterday morning after battling illness for long.
- (with accusative) to summon
Conjugation[edit]
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Derived terms[edit]
- kveðja til sín (to summon somebody)
- kveðja sér hljóðs (to take the floor)
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *kwadjaną.
Verb[edit]
kveðja (singular past indicative kvaddi, plural past indicative kvǫddu, past participle kvaddr)
- (transitive with accusative) to call on, summon
- (transitive with accusative) to welcome
kv, (abbreviation, contraction)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of kveðja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive | kveðja | |
---|---|---|
present participle | kveðjandi | |
past participle | kvaddr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | kveð | kvadda |
2nd-person singular | kveðr | kvaddir |
3rd-person singular | kveðr | kvaddi |
1st-person plural | kveðjum | kvǫddum |
2nd-person plural | kveðið | kvǫdduð |
3rd-person plural | kveðja | kvǫddu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | kveðja | kvedda |
2nd-person singular | kveðir | kveddir |
3rd-person singular | kveði | kveddi |
1st-person plural | kveðim | kveddim |
2nd-person plural | kveðið | kveddið |
3rd-person plural | kveði | kveddi |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | kveð | |
1st-person plural | kveðjum | |
2nd-person plural | kveðið |
Conjugation of kveðja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive | kveðjask | |
---|---|---|
present participle | kveðjandisk | |
past participle | kvazk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | kveðjumk | kvǫddumk |
2nd-person singular | kvezk | kvaddisk |
3rd-person singular | kvezk | kvaddisk |
1st-person plural | kveðjumsk | kvǫddumsk |
2nd-person plural | kveðizk | kvǫdduzk |
3rd-person plural | kveðjask | kvǫddusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | kveðjumk | kveddumk |
2nd-person singular | kveðisk | kveddisk |
3rd-person singular | kveðisk | kveddisk |
1st-person plural | kveðimsk | kveddimsk |
2nd-person plural | kveðizk | kveddizk |
3rd-person plural | kveðisk | kveddisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | kvezk | |
1st-person plural | kveðjumsk | |
2nd-person plural | kveðizk |
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
kveðja f (genitive kveðju)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kveðja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kveðja | kveðjan | kveðjur | kveðjurnar |
accusative | kveðju | kveðjuna | kveðjur | kveðjurnar |
dative | kveðju | kveðjunni | kveðjum | kveðjunum |
genitive | kveðju | kveðjunnar | kveðja | kveðjanna |
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: kveðja
References[edit]
- kveðja in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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