rigga
Faroese
Etymology
Probably from English to rig in the 19th century and gradually widened in its meaning.
Pronunciation
Verb
rigga (third person singular past indicative riggaði, third person plural past indicative riggað, supine riggað)
Conjugation
Conjugation of rigga (group v-30) | ||
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infinitive | rigga | |
supine | riggað | |
participle (a6)1 | riggandi | riggaður |
present | past | |
first singular | riggi | riggaði |
second singular | riggar | riggaði |
third singular | riggar | riggaði |
plural | rigga | riggaðu |
imperative | ||
singular | rigga! | |
plural | riggið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
References
- Anfinnur í Skála, Jonhard Mikkelsen: Føroysk-ensk orðabók. Faroese-English Dictionary. Vestmanna: Sprotin 2007. ("rigga", p. 1303)
- Tórður Jóansson: English loanwords in Faroese. Tórshavn: Fannir 1997. (p. 148f.)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
rigga
- inflection of rigge:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
Verb
rigga (present riggar, preterite riggade, supine riggat, imperative rigga)
- to set up, such as a trap
- to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means
- to rig (a ship), to set up the rigging on a sailing vessel
- (slang, reflexive) to dress
- 1970, Povel Ramel, Jag diggar dej
- du riggar dej flott, det diggar jag hot
- you dress stylishly, I like that a lot
- du riggar dej flott, det diggar jag hot
- 1970, Povel Ramel, Jag diggar dej
Conjugation
Conjugation of rigga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | rigga | riggas | ||
Supine | riggat | riggats | ||
Imperative | rigga | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | riggen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | riggar | riggade | riggas | riggades |
Ind. plural1 | rigga | riggade | riggas | riggades |
Subjunctive2 | rigge | riggade | rigges | riggades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | riggande | |||
Past participle | riggad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |