bingja

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbindjaː]

Etymology 1

1980's neologism: bing (“a small box”) +‎ -ja (augmentative suffix).

Noun

bingja f

1. container

   Synonym: konteynari

Declension

Declension of bingja
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bingja	bingjan	bingjur	bingjurnar
accusative	bingju	bingjuna	bingjur	bingjurnar
dative	bingju	bingjuni	bingjum	bingjunum
genitive	bingju	bingjunnar	bingja	bingjanna

Etymology 2

Verbalized form of the noun.

Verb

bingja (third person singular past indicative bingjaði, third person plural past indicative bingjaðu, supine bingjað)

1. to put something into a container
2. to consume a lot of something

Further reading

• "bingja" at Sprotin.fo