sløkkja

Faroese

Verb

sløkkja (third person singular past indicative sløkti, third person plural past indicative sløkt, supine sløkt)

  1. (transitive) to extinguish, to put out

Conjugation
   Conjugation of sløkkja
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infinitive sløkkja
present participle sløkkjandi
past participle a5 sløktur
supine sløkt
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present sløkki sløkkir sløkkir sløkkja
past sløkti sløkti sløkti sløktu
imperative – tú – tit
present — sløkk! — sløkkið!

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse sløkkva, slekkja

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²slœçːɑ/

Verb

sløkkja (present tense sløkkjer, past tense sløkte, past participle sløkt, passive infinitive sløkkjast, present participle sløkkjande, imperative sløkk)

  1. to quench
    Piggsvinet sat ved bekken og sløkte torsten sin.
    The hedgehog sat by the creek quenching its thirst.
  2. to switch off
    Sløkk lyset når du går!
    Switch off the light when you leave!
  3. to put out, extinguish
    Brannvesenet sløkte brannen.
    The fire brigade put out the fire.

References
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