óttast

Faroese

Etymology

From ótti (fear).

Verb

óttast

  1. (passive voice) to fear

Icelandic

Etymology

From ótti (fear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈouhtast/

Verb

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óttast

  1. (reflexive) to fear, be afraid
    Synonym: ugga
    Margir óttast myrkrið.
    Many people are afraid of the dark.

Conjugation

óttast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur
supine sagnbót óttast
present participle
óttandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég óttast óttaðist óttist óttaðist
þú óttast óttaðist óttist óttaðist
hann, hún, það óttast óttaðist óttist óttaðist
plural við óttumst óttuðumst óttumst óttuðumst
þið óttist óttuðust óttist óttuðust
þeir, þær, þau óttast óttuðust óttist óttuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú óttast (þú), óttastu
plural þið óttist (þið), óttisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.