tváa

See also: tvåa and två

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʰvɔːa/

Verb

tváa (third person singular past indicative tváaði, third person plural past indicative tváaðu, supine tváað)
tváa (third person singular past indicative tvó, third person plural past indicative tvógu, supine tvigið) (archaic)

(poetic) to wash, to lave
- (proverb) ilt er svart skinn hvítt at tváa
  it's bad to white wash a black skin

Conjugation

Conjugation of tváa

number	singular			plural
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infinitive	tváa
present participle	tváandi
past participle a6	tváaður
supine	tváað
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	tvái	tváar	tváar	tváa
past	tváaði	tváaði	tváaði	tváaðu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	tváa!	—	tváið!

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