peika

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰaiːka/

Verb

peika (third person singular past indicative peikaði, third person plural past indicative peikaðu, supine peikað)

  1. to point
    peika á ― point to or to point out

Conjugation

Conjugation of peika (group v-30)
infinitive peika
supine peikað
present past
first singular peiki peikaði
second singular peikar peikaði
third singular peikar peikaði
plural peika peikaðu
participle (a6)1 peikandi peikaður
imperative
singular peika!
plural peikið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Danish pege and Swedish peka.

Verb

peika (present tense peiker, past tense peikte, past participle peikt, passive infinitive peikast, present participle peikande, imperative peik) (e-verb)
peika (present tense peikar, past tense peika, past participle peika, passive infinitive peikast, present participle peikande, imperative peik) (a-verb)

  1. to point (one's finger, walking stick, etc.)
    Barnet peika på den raude bilen.
    The child pointed at the red car.
    Politiet peika pistolane sine mot mannen.
    The police pointed their guns at the man.
  2. to choose, pick (someone)
    Peter vart peika ut til jobben.
    Peter was picked for the job.
  3. to stand out (be distinguished)
    Eleven peikar seg ut i klassen deira.
    The pupil stands out in their class.

Derived terms

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References

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