finna

See also: fínna

English

Alternate forms

• fina

Contraction

finna

1. (African American Vernacular) Eye dialect spelling of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action.

   I'm finna go to the store.

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Faroese

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Etymology 1

Noun

finna f (genitive singular finnu, plural finnur)

1. (chess) pawn
2. small woman

Declension

f1	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	finna	finnan	finnur	finnurnar
Accusative	finnu	finnuna	finnur	finnurnar
Dative	finnu	finnuni	finnum	finnunum
Genitive	finnu	finnunnar	finna	finnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Verb

at finna (third person singular past indicative fann, third person plural past indicative funnu, supine funnið)

1. to find
2. to meet

Conjugation

   Conjugation of finna

finna, v-44
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	finni	finnur	finnur	finna
Past	fann	fanst	fann	funnu
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	finn !	—	finnið !
Infinitive	finna
Pres. part.	finnandi
Past part. a34	funnin
Supine	funnið

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

  Homophones: Finna

Verb

finna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative fann, third-person plural past indicative fundu, supine fundið)

1. (with accusative) to find ^syn.
   • 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson

     Krummi krunkar úti,

     kallar á nafna sinn:

     „Ég fann höfuð af hrúti

     hrygg og gæruskinn.“

     Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,

     krummi nafni minn.

     “The raven croaks outside,

     calling his namesake:

     ‘I found the head of a ram,

     backbone and sheepskin.’

     Come now and peck with me,

     Raven, my namesake.”

   Ég fann þig!

   I found you!

2. (with accusative) to meet ^syn.
3. (with accusative) to sense, to feel something ^syn.

Derived terms

• engan bilbug á sér finna
• finna sig
• finna allt til foráttu
• finna á sér
• finna að
• finna til (syn.; vera illt)
• finna til með
• finna fyrir
• finna nýjan flöt á málinu, finna nýjan flöt
• finna í fjöru
• finna stað
• finna upp
• finna upp á
• finna út
• finna útvegi
• finnast
• fundinn
• láta engan bilbug á sér finna

Synonyms

• (find ^def.): uppgötva
• (meet ^def.): hitta
• (sense ^def.): skynja

Anagrams

• nafni

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• finne

Etymology

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognates include Danish finde, Swedish finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan), German finden, Dutch vinden, and English find.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fina/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

finna (present tense finn, past tense fann, past participle funne, passive infinitive finnast, present participle finnande, imperative finn)

1. find

References

• “finna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognate with Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old Saxon findan, Old Dutch findan, Old High German findan, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).

Verb

finna

1. to find

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	finna
present participle	finnandi
past participle	fundinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	finn	fann
2nd-person singular	finnr	fannt
3rd-person singular	finnr	fann
1st-person plural	finnum	fundum
2nd-person plural	finnið	funduð
3rd-person plural	finna	fundu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	finna	fynda
2nd-person singular	finnir	fyndir
3rd-person singular	finni	fyndi
1st-person plural	finnim	fyndim
2nd-person plural	finnið	fyndið
3rd-person plural	finni	fyndi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	finn
1st-person plural	finnum
2nd-person plural	finnið

Conjugation of finna — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	finnask
present participle	finnandisk
past participle	fundizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	finnumk	fundumk
2nd-person singular	finnsk	fannzk
3rd-person singular	finnsk	fannsk
1st-person plural	finnumsk	fundumsk
2nd-person plural	finnizk	funduzk
3rd-person plural	finnask	fundusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	finnumk	fyndumk
2nd-person singular	finnisk	fyndisk
3rd-person singular	finnisk	fyndisk
1st-person plural	finnimsk	fyndimsk
2nd-person plural	finnizk	fyndizk
3rd-person plural	finnisk	fyndisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	finnsk
1st-person plural	finnumsk
2nd-person plural	finnizk

Descendants

• Danish: finde
• Faroese: finna
• Icelandic: finna

• Norwegian:
  • Bokmål: finne
  • Nynorsk: finna, finne
• Swedish: finna

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnˌa/

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Verb

finna (present finner , preterite fann , supine funnit , imperative finn )

1. to find, to locate, to discover ^syn.

   Var kan man finna en kopp kaffe här i närheten?

   Where can you find a cup of coffee near here?

2. (formal) to have come to the conclusion, or opinion, that..

   Jag finner det mycket märkligt att ingen kan ta på sig ansvaret för det inträffade!

   I consider it quite remarkable that nobody can take responsibility for what has happened!

Conjugation

Conjugation of finna

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	finna	finnas
Present tense	finner	finns, finnes
Past tense	fann	fanns
Supine	funnit	funnits
Imperative	finn	—
Present participle	finnande
Past participle	funnen

Synonyms

• (find ^def.): hitta