hvína

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hvína, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (to hiss, to whistle, to whisper). Compare Icelandic hvína, Swedish vina, Danish and Norwegian hvine, English whine.

Verb

hvína (third person singular past indicative hvein, third person plural past indicative hvinu, supine hvinið)

  1. to whine

Conjugation

Conjugation of hvína (group v-35)
infinitive hvína
supine hvinið
participle (a26)1 hvínandi hvinin
present past
first singular hvíni hvein
second singular hvínur hveinst
third singular hvínur hvein
plural hvína hvinu
imperative
singular hvín!
plural hvínið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvína, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (to hiss, to whistle, to whisper). Compare Faroese hvína, Swedish vina, Danish and Norwegian hvine, English whine.

Pronunciation

Verb

hvína (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hvein, third-person plural past indicative hvinu, supine hvinið)

  1. to whizz, zoom

Conjugation