líta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lita"

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʊita]
  • Rhymes: -ʊita

Etymology 1

From Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic *wlītaną.

Verb

líta (third person singular past indicative leit, third person plural past indicative litu, supine litið)

  1. to look
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-35)
infinitive
supine litið
present past
first singular líti leit
second singular lítur leitst
third singular lítur leit
plural líta litu
participle (a26)1 lítandi litin
imperative
singular lít!
plural lítið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlíta.

Verb

líta (third person singular past indicative leit, third person plural past indicative litu, supine litið)

  1. to be responsible
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-35)
infinitive
supine litið
present past
first singular líti leit
second singular lítur leitst
third singular lítur leit
plural líta litu
participle (a26)1 lítandi litin
imperative
singular lít!
plural lítið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic *wlītaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːta/
  • Rhymes: -iːta
  • Homophone: lýta

Verb

líta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative leit, third-person plural past indicative litu, supine litið)

  1. (intransitive) look
    Synonyms: horfa, , kíkja
  2. (transitive) see
    Synonyms: sjá, berja augum

Conjugation

líta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur líta
supine sagnbót litið
present participle
lítandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég lít leit líti liti
þú lítur leist lítir litir
hann, hún, það lítur leit líti liti
plural við lítum litum lítum litum
þið lítið lituð lítið lituð
þeir, þær, þau líta litu líti litu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú lít (þú), líttu
plural þið lítið (þið), lítiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
litinn — 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)
litinn litin litið litnir litnar litin
accusative
(þolfall)
litinn litna litið litna litnar litin
dative
(þágufall)
litnum litinni litnu litnum litnum litnum
genitive
(eignarfall)
litins litinnar litins litinna litinna litinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
litni litna litna litnu litnu litnu
accusative
(þolfall)
litna litnu litna litnu litnu litnu
dative
(þágufall)
litna litnu litna litnu litnu litnu
genitive
(eignarfall)
litna litnu litna litnu litnu litnu

Derived terms

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wlītaną, cognate with Old English wlītan (see, look at), Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits, looks, appearance).

Verb

líta (singular past indicative leit, plural past indicative litu, past participle litinn)

  1. look
  2. see

Conjugation

Conjugation of líta — active (strong class 1)
infinitive líta
present participle lítandi
past participle litinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lít leit líta lita
2nd person singular lítr leizt lítir litir
3rd person singular lítr leit líti liti
1st person plural lítum litum lítim litim
2nd person plural lítið lituð lítið litið
3rd person plural líta litu líti liti
imperative present
2nd person singular lít
1st person plural lítum
2nd person plural lítið
Conjugation of líta — mediopassive (strong class 1)
infinitive lítask
present participle lítandisk
past participle litizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lítumk litumk lítumk litumk
2nd person singular lízk leizk lítisk litisk
3rd person singular lízk leizk lítisk litisk
1st person plural lítumsk litumsk lítimsk litimsk
2nd person plural lítizk lituzk lítizk litizk
3rd person plural lítask litusk lítisk litisk
imperative present
2nd person singular lízk
1st person plural lítumsk
2nd person plural lítizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: líta
  • Faroese: líta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lita

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)