spinna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Compare Icelandic and Swedish spinna, Norwegian spinne, Danish spinde, English spin, Dutch and German spinnen.

Verb

spinna (third person singular past indicative spann, third person plural past indicative spunnu, supine spunnið)

  1. to spin

Conjugation
   Conjugation of spinna
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infinitive spinna
present participle spinnandi
past participle a34 spunnin
supine spunnið
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present spinni spinnur spinnur spinna
past spann spanst spann spunnu
imperative – tú – tit
present — spinn! — spinnið!

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Compare Faroese and Swedish spinna, Norwegian spinne, Danish spinde, English spin, Dutch and German spinnen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspɪnːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Verb

spinna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative spann, third-person plural past indicative spunnu, supine spunnið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to spin

Conjugation
spinna — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að spinna
supine
(sagnbót)		 spunnið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 spinnandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég spinn við spinnum present
(nútíð)		 ég spinni við spinnum
þú spinnur þið spinnið þú spinnir þið spinnið
hann, hún, það spinnur þeir, þær, þau spinna hann, hún, það spinni þeir, þær, þau spinni
past
(þátíð)		 ég spann við spunnum past
(þátíð)		 ég spynni við spynnum
þú spannst þið spunnuð þú spynnir þið spynnuð
hann, hún, það spann þeir, þær, þau spunnu hann, hún, það spynni þeir, þær, þau spynnu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 spinn (þú) spinnið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
spinndu spinniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
spinnast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að spinnast
supine
(sagnbót)		 spunnist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 spinnandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég spinnst við spinnumst present
(nútíð)		 ég spinnist við spinnumst
þú spinnst þið spinnist þú spinnist þið spinnist
hann, hún, það spinnst þeir, þær, þau spinnast hann, hún, það spinnist þeir, þær, þau spinnist
past
(þátíð)		 ég spannst við spunnumst past
(þátíð)		 ég spynnist við spynnumst
þú spannst þið spunnust þú spynnist þið spynnust
hann, hún, það spannst þeir, þær, þau spunnust hann, hún, það spynnist þeir, þær, þau spynnust
imperative
(boðháttur)		 spinnst (þú) spinnist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
spinnstu spinnisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
spunninn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 spunninn spunnin spunnið spunnir spunnar spunnin
accusative
(þolfall)		 spunninn spunna spunnið spunna spunnar spunnin
dative
(þágufall)		 spunnum spunninni spunnu spunnum spunnum spunnum
genitive
(eignarfall)		 spunnins spunninnar spunnins spunninna spunninna spunninna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 spunni spunna spunna spunnu spunnu spunnu
accusative
(þolfall)		 spunna spunnu spunna spunnu spunnu spunnu
dative
(þágufall)		 spunna spunnu spunna spunnu spunnu spunnu
genitive
(eignarfall)		 spunna spunnu spunna spunnu spunnu spunnu

Derived terms
  • spinna upp

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

Verb

spinna

  1. to spin

Conjugation
Conjugation of spinna (strong)
present past
infinitive spinna —
participle spinnandi, spinnande spunnin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk spinder spinni, spinne —  span spunni, spunne
þū spinder spinni, spinne spin spant spunni, spunne
han spinder spinni, spinne —  span spunni, spunne
vīr spinnum, spinnom spinnum, spinnom spinnum, spinnom spunnum, spunnom spunnum, spunnom
īr spinnin spinnin spinnin spunnin spunnin
þēr spinna spinnin —  spunnu, -o spunnin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk spins spinnis, spinnes —  spans spunnis, spunnes
þū spins spinnis, spinnes —  spants spunnis, spunnes
han spins spinnis, spinnes —  spans spunnis, spunnes
vīr spinnums, -oms spinnums, spinnoms —  spunnums, spunnoms spunnums, spunnoms
īr spinnins spinnins —  spunnins spunnins
þēr spinnas spinnins —  spunnus, spunnos spunnins

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spinna, from Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną. Cognate with Danish spinde, Norwegian spinne, Icelandic spinna, English spin, Dutch spinnen and German spinnen.

Verb

spinna (present spinner, preterite spann, supine spunnit, imperative spinn)

  1. to spin; to turn around quickly
  2. to spin; to make yarn
  3. to purr
  4. to create or extend a story from a given, fundamental seed
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