opna

See also: opną

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔʰpna]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, plural opnur)

  1. adult female seal
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnuni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of adult female seal): brimil (adult male seal)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanǭ.

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, plural opnur)

  1. a double page of an open book
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnuni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna

Etymology 3

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (third person singular past indicative opnaði, third person plural past indicative opnað, supine opnað)

  1. to open
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine opnað
present past
first singular opni opnaði
second singular opnar opnaði
third singular opnar opnaði
plural opna opnaðu
participle (a6)1 opnandi opnaður
imperative
singular opna!
plural opnið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔhpna/
    Rhymes: -ɔhpna

Etymology 1

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanǭ.

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, nominative plural opnur)

  1. opening (hole, etc.)
  2. a large pond
  3. two facing (simultaneously exposed) pages of an open book, magazine, etc.; spread
  4. (phonetics) the degree to which the mouth is open when a sound is produced
Declension
Declension of opna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnunni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative opnaði, supine opnað)

  1. to open
Conjugation
opna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur opna
supine sagnbót opnað
present participle
opnandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég opna opnaði opni opnaði
þú opnar opnaðir opnir opnaðir
hann, hún, það opnar opnaði opni opnaði
plural við opnum opnuðum opnum opnuðum
þið opnið opnuðuð opnið opnuðuð
þeir, þær, þau opna opnuðu opni opnuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú opna (þú), opnaðu
plural þið opnið (þið), opniði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
opnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur opnast
supine sagnbót opnast
present participle
opnandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég opnast opnaðist opnist opnaðist
þú opnast opnaðist opnist opnaðist
hann, hún, það opnast opnaðist opnist opnaðist
plural við opnumst opnuðumst opnumst opnuðumst
þið opnist opnuðust opnist opnuðust
þeir, þær, þau opnast opnuðust opnist opnuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú opnast (þú), opnastu
plural þið opnist (þið), opnisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
opnaður — 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)
opnaður opnuð opnað opnaðir opnaðar opnuð
accusative
(þolfall)
opnaðan opnaða opnað opnaða opnaðar opnuð
dative
(þágufall)
opnuðum opnaðri opnuðu opnuðum opnuðum opnuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
opnaðs opnaðrar opnaðs opnaðra opnaðra opnaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
opnaði opnaða opnaða opnuðu opnuðu opnuðu
accusative
(þolfall)
opnaða opnuðu opnaða opnuðu opnuðu opnuðu
dative
(þágufall)
opnaða opnuðu opnaða opnuðu opnuðu opnuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
opnaða opnuðu opnaða opnuðu opnuðu opnuðu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse opna. Akin to English open.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɔpnɑ/

Verb

opna (present tense opnar, past tense opna, past participle opna, passive infinitive opnast, present participle opnande, imperative opna/opn)

  1. to open
    Opnar du opp døra?
    Can you open the door?

Derived terms

See also

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (singular past indicative opnaði, plural past indicative opnuðu, past participle opnaðr)

  1. to open
Conjugation
Conjugation of opna — active (weak class 2)
infinitive opna
present participle opnandi
past participle opnaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular opna opnaða opna opnaða
2nd person singular opnar opnaðir opnir opnaðir
3rd person singular opnar opnaði opni opnaði
1st person plural opnum opnuðum opnim opnaðim
2nd person plural opnið opnuðuð opnið opnaðið
3rd person plural opna opnuðu opni opnaði
imperative present
2nd person singular opna
1st person plural opnum
2nd person plural opnið
Conjugation of opna — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive opnask
present participle opnandisk
past participle opnazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular opnumk opnuðumk opnumk opnuðumk
2nd person singular opnask opnaðisk opnisk opnaðisk
3rd person singular opnask opnaðisk opnisk opnaðisk
1st person plural opnumsk opnuðumsk opnimsk opnaðimsk
2nd person plural opnizk opnuðuzk opnizk opnaðizk
3rd person plural opnask opnuðusk opnisk opnaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular opnask
1st person plural opnumsk
2nd person plural opnizk
Descendants
  • Icelandic: opna
  • Faroese: opna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: opna, opne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åpne
  • Swedish: öppna
  • Danish: åbne

Noun

opna f (genitive opnu)

  1. opening, crater
Declension
Declension of opna (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative opna opnan opnur opnurnar
accusative opnu opnuna opnur opnurnar
dative opnu opnunni opnum opnunum
genitive opnu opnunnar opna opnanna

Etymology 2

Adjective

opna

  1. inflection of opinn:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “opna1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “opna2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǒpna/
  • Hyphenation: op‧na

Noun

òpna f (Cyrillic spelling о̀пна)

  1. membrane, film, pellicle, cuticle

Declension

Declension of opna
singular plural
nominative òpna opne
genitive opne ópnā / ópnī
dative opni opnama
accusative opnu opne
vocative opno opne
locative opni opnama
instrumental opnom opnama