dvína

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See also: dvīņa

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse dvína, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

dvína (third person singular past indicative dvíndi or dvínaði, third person plural past indicative dvíndu or dvínaðu, supine dvínt or dvínað)

  1. to yield, give way
  2. to subside, abate

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of dvína (group v-1)
infinitive dvína
supine dvínt
participle (a7)1 dvínandi dvíndur
present past
first singular dvíni dvíndi
second singular dvínir dvíndi
third singular dvínir dvíndi
plural dvína dvíndu
imperative
singular dvín!
plural dvínið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
Conjugation of dvína (group v-30)
infinitive dvína
supine dvínað
participle (a6)1 dvínandi dvínaður
present past
first singular dvíni dvínaði
second singular dvínar dvínaði
third singular dvínar dvínaði
plural dvína dvínaðu
imperative
singular dvína!
plural dvínið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse dvína, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną. Compare English dwine, dwindle, Dutch verdwijnen, Low German verdwienen.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

dvína (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dvínaði, supine dvínað)

  1. (intransitive) to dwindle, diminish

Conjugation[edit]