grýta

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkriːta/
  • Rhymes: -iːta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grýta. Related to grjót (stones, rubble).

Verb

grýta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative grýtti, supine grýtt)

  1. to stone, to pelt with stones [with accusative]
  2. to hurl, to fling [with dative]
Conjugation
grýta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur grýta
supine sagnbót grýtt
present participle
grýtandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég grýti grýtti grýti grýtti
þú grýtir grýttir grýtir grýttir
hann, hún, það grýtir grýtti grýti grýtti
plural við grýtum grýttum grýtum grýttum
þið grýtið grýttuð grýtið grýttuð
þeir, þær, þau grýta grýttu grýti grýttu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú grýt (þú), grýttu
plural þið grýtið (þið), grýtiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
grýtast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að grýtast
supine sagnbót grýst
present participle
grýtandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég grýtist grýttist grýtist grýttist
þú grýtist grýttist grýtist grýttist
hann, hún, það grýtist grýttist grýtist grýttist
plural við grýtumst grýttumst grýtumst grýttumst
þið grýtist grýttust grýtist grýttust
þeir, þær, þau grýtast grýttust grýtist grýttust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú grýst (þú), grýstu
plural þið grýtist (þið), grýtisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
grýttur — 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)
grýttur grýtt grýtt grýttir grýttar grýtt
accusative
(þolfall)
grýttan grýtta grýtt grýtta grýttar grýtt
dative
(þágufall)
grýttum grýttri grýttu grýttum grýttum grýttum
genitive
(eignarfall)
grýtts grýttrar grýtts grýttra grýttra grýttra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
grýtti grýtta grýtta grýttu grýttu grýttu
accusative
(þolfall)
grýtta grýttu grýtta grýttu grýttu grýttu
dative
(þágufall)
grýtta grýttu grýtta grýttu grýttu grýttu
genitive
(eignarfall)
grýtta grýttu grýtta grýttu grýttu grýttu

Etymology 2

Noun

grýta f (genitive singular grýtu, nominative plural grýtur)

  1. small pot, kettle
  2. purslane (plant of the family Portulacaceae)
Declension
Declension of grýta (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grýta grýtan grýtur grýturnar
accusative grýtu grýtuna grýtur grýturnar
dative grýtu grýtunni grýtum grýtunum
genitive grýtu grýtunnar grýta grýtanna
Derived terms