flætta

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflaʰtːa/

Verb

flætta (third person singular past indicative flættaði, third person plural past indicative flættaðu, supine flættað)

  1. to braid, plait
    flættað hárbraided hair
Conjugation
Conjugation of flætta (group v-30)
infinitive flætta
supine flættað
present past
first singular flætti flættaði
second singular flættar flættaði
third singular flættar flættaði
plural flætta flættaðu
participle (a6)1 flættandi flættaður
imperative
singular flætta!
plural flættið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

The noun sense is secondary to the verb sense, which is from Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflaʰtːa/

Noun

flætta f (genitive singular flættu, plural flættur)

  1. braid
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flætta flættan flættur flætturnar
accusative flættu flættuna flættur flætturnar
dative flættu flættuni flættum flættunum
genitive flættu flættunnar flætta flættanna

Further reading

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

  • flǣta

Etymology

From Old Norse flétta, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną.

Verb

flǣtta

  1. to braid, to plait

Conjugation

Conjugation of flǣtta (weak)
present past
infinitive flǣtta
participle flǣttandi, -e flǣttaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk flǣttar flǣtti, -e flǣttaþi, -e flǣttaþi, -e
þū flǣttar flǣtti, -e flǣtta flǣttaþi, -e flǣttaþi, -e
han flǣttar flǣtti, -e flǣttaþi, -e flǣttaþi, -e
vīr flǣttum, -om flǣttum, -om flǣttum, -om flǣttaþum, -om flǣttaþum, -om
īr flǣttin flǣttin flǣttin flǣttaþin flǣttaþin
þēr flǣtta flǣttin flǣttaþu, -o flǣttaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk flǣttas flǣttis, -es flǣttaþis, -es flǣttaþis, -es
þū flǣttas flǣttis, -es flǣttaþis, -es flǣttaþis, -es
han flǣttas flǣttis, -es flǣttaþis, -es flǣttaþis, -es
vīr flǣttums, -oms flǣttums, -oms flǣttaþums, -oms flǣttaþums, -oms
īr flǣttins flǣttins flǣttaþins flǣttaþins
þēr flǣttas flǣttins flǣttaþus, -os flǣttaþins

Descendants

  • Swedish: fläta