sløkkja

Faroese

Verb

sløkkja (third person singular past indicative sløkti, third person plural past indicative sløkt, supine sløkt)

  1. (transitive) to extinguish, to put out

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-13)
infinitive
supine sløkt
present past
first singular sløkki sløkti
second singular sløkkir sløkti
third singular sløkkir sløkti
plural sløkkja sløktu
participle (a5)1 sløkkjandi sløktur
imperative
singular sløkk!
plural sløkkið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse sløkkva, slekkja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²slœçːɑ/

Verb

sløkkja (present tense sløkkjer, past tense sløkte, past participle sløkt, passive infinitive sløkkjast, present participle sløkkjande, imperative sløkk)

  1. to quench
    Piggsvinet sat ved bekken og sløkte torsten sin.
    The hedgehog sat by the creek quenching its thirst.
  2. to switch off
    Sløkk lyset når du går!
    Switch off the light when you leave!
  3. to put out, extinguish
    Brannvesenet sløkte brannen.
    The fire brigade put out the fire.

References

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