stovna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stofna, from Old Norse stofn (“stem, shoot, offspring”), from Proto-Germanic *stōmną (“offshoot, stem”), probably from *stōmô (“basis, matter”). Cognate with Icelandic stofna (“to establish”), Old English stofn (“sapling, sprout, shoot, twig”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstoːna]

Verb

stovna (third person singular past indicative stovnaði, third person plural past indicative stovnað, supine stovnað)

  1. to found

Conjugation

Conjugation of stovna (group v-30)
infinitive stovna
supine stovnað
present past
first singular stovni stovnaði
second singular stovnar stovnaði
third singular stovnar stovnaði
plural stovna stovnaðu
participle (a6)1 stovnandi stovnaður
imperative
singular stovna!
plural stovnið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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