opna

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, plural opnur)

  1. adult female seal
Declension
Declension of opna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnuni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna
Antonyms
  • (adult female seal): brimil (adult male seal)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanǭ.

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, plural opnur)

  1. a double page of an open book
Declension
Declension of opna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnuni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna

Etymology 3

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (third person singular past indicative opnaði, third person plural past indicative opnað, supine opnað)

  1. to open
Conjugation
Conjugation of opna (group v-30)
infinitive opna
supine opnað
participle (a6)1 opnandi opnaður
present past
first singular opni opnaði
second singular opnar opnaði
third singular opnar opnaði
plural opna opnaðu
imperative
singular opna!
plural opnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanǭ.

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, nominative plural opnur)

  1. opening (hole, etc.)
  2. a large pond
  3. two facing (simultaneously exposed) pages of an open book, magazine, etc.; spread
  4. (phonetics) the degree to which the mouth is open when a sound is produced
Declension
    Declension of opna
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnunni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative opnaði, supine opnað)

  1. to open
Conjugation

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse opna. Akin to English open.

Pronunciation

Verb

opna (present tense opnar, past tense opna, past participle opna, passive infinitive opnast, present participle opnande, imperative opna/opn)

  1. to open
    Opnar du opp døra?
    Can you open the door?

Derived terms

See also

References


Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (singular past indicative opnaði, plural past indicative opnuðu, past participle opnaður)

  1. to open
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Icelandic: opna
  • Faroese: opna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: opna, opne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åpne
  • Swedish: öppna
  • Danish: åbne

Noun

opna f (genitive opnu)

  1. opening, crater
Declension

Etymology 2

Adjective

opna

  1. inflection of opinn:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

References

  • opna1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • opna2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǒpna/
  • Hyphenation: op‧na

Noun

òpna f (Cyrillic spelling о̀пна)

  1. membrane, film, pellicle, cuticle

Declension