økja

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish øge, from Old Norse auka (whence Faroese has eyka), from Proto-Germanic *aukaną. Akin to English eke, Swedish öka, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan), Latin augeō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːʰtʃa/

Verb

økja (third person singular past indicative økti, third person plural past indicative økt, supine økt)

  1. to increase, to enlarge, to magnify

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-11)
infinitive
supine økt
present past
first singular øki økti
second singular økir økti
third singular økir økti
plural økja øktu
participle (a5)1 økjandi øktur
imperative
singular øk!
plural økið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms