fýla

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • fýl
  • fýligrani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊiːla/
  • Rhymes: -ʊiːla
  • Homophone: fíla

Noun

fýla f (genitive singular fýlu, plural fýlur)

  1. grumbler
  2. moaner

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fýla fýlan fýlur fýlurnar
accusative fýlu fýluna fýlur fýlurnar
dative fýlu fýluni fýlum fýlunum
genitive fýlu fýlunnar fýla fýlanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːla/
    • Rhymes: -iːla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse *fýla, from Proto-Germanic *fūlijaną. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.

Noun

fýla f (genitive singular fýlu, nominative plural fýlur)

  1. stench, reek
    Synonyms: ólykt, stækja, ódaunn, stybba, óþefur
  2. bad mood, sullenness
    Synonyms: ólund, önuglyndi
    Ég hata þegar ég er í fýlu en einhver fær mig til að brosa, en mig langar ekkert að brosa því ég er í fýlu.
    I hate when I'm in a bad mood and someone makes me smile, but I don't want to smile because I'm in a bad mood.
Declension
Declension of fýla (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fýla fýlan fýlur fýlurnar
accusative fýlu fýluna fýlur fýlurnar
dative fýlu fýlunni fýlum fýlunum
genitive fýlu fýlunnar fýlna, fýla fýlnanna, fýlanna
Derived terms
  • fýlulegur
  • fýlusvipur

Etymology 2

Verb

fýla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fýldi, supine fýlt)

  1. Used only in set phrases.
Conjugation
fýla – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að fýla
supine sagnbót fýlt
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 fýlandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég fýli fýldi fýli fýldi
þú fýlir fýldir fýlir fýldir
hann, hún, það fýlir fýldi fýli fýldi
plural við fýlum fýldum fýlum fýldum
þið fýlið fýlduð fýlið fýlduð
þeir, þær, þau fýla fýldu fýli fýldu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú fýl (þú), fýldu
plural þið fýlið (þið), fýliði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Derived terms
  • fýla grön yfir
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