síggja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse séa, sjá, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʊt͡ʃːa]

Verb

síggja (takes accusative object, third person singular past indicative sá, third person plural past indicative sóu, supine sæð, sætt)

1. to see

Conjugation

Conjugation of síggja (irregular)
infinitive	síggja
supine	sæð, sætt
participle (a18)1	síggjandi	sæddur
	present	past
first singular	síggi	sá
second singular	sært	sást
third singular	sær	sá
plural	síggja	sóu
	imperative
singular	sí/síggj!
plural	síggið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

• sjá

Derived terms

• síggja út - to look, to appear
• vit síggjast - byebye