lygna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪkna/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkna

Etymology 1

From lygn +‎ -a.

Verb

lygna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lygndi, supine lygnt)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) to calm, to grow still
    Synonym: kyrrast
  2. to allow to droop [with dative]
Conjugation
lygna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að lygna
supine sagnbót lygnt
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 lygnandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég lygni lygndi lygni lygndi
þú lygnir lygndir lygnir lygndir
hann, hún, það lygnir lygndi lygni lygndi
plural við lygnum lygndum lygnum lygndum
þið lygnið lygnduð lygnið lygnduð
þeir, þær, þau lygna lygndu lygni lygndu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú lygn (þú), lygndu
plural þið lygnið (þið), lygniði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
lygnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að lygnast
supine sagnbót lygnst
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 lygnandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég lygnist lygndist lygnist lygndist
þú lygnist lygndist lygnist lygndist
hann, hún, það lygnist lygndist lygnist lygndist
plural við lygnumst lygndumst lygnumst lygndumst
þið lygnist lygndust lygnist lygndust
þeir, þær, þau lygnast lygndust lygnist lygndust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú lygnst (þú), lygnstu
plural þið lygnist (þið), lygnisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Etymology 2

Noun

lygna f (genitive singular lygnu, nominative plural lygnur)

  1. calm water
  2. calm air, calm weather
Declension
Declension of lygna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lygna lygnan lygnur lygnurnar
accusative lygnu lygnuna lygnur lygnurnar
dative lygnu lygnunni lygnum lygnunum
genitive lygnu lygnunnar lygna lygnanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lygna f

  1. definite singular of lygn
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