sleipa

Faroese

Verb

sleipa (third person singular past indicative sleipaði, third person plural past indicative sleipað, supine sleipað)

  1. to tow, to haul off

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine sleipað
present past
first singular sleipi sleipaði
second singular sleipar sleipaði
third singular sleipar sleipaði
plural sleipa sleipaðu
participle (a6)1 sleipandi sleipaður
imperative
singular sleipa!
plural sleipið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From sleipur (slippery, smooth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstleiːpa/
  • Rhymes: -eiːpa

Noun

sleipa f (genitive singular sleipu, no plural)

  1. slipperiness
    Synonym: hálka
  2. slippery surface

Declension

Declension of sleipa (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative sleipa sleipan
accusative sleipu sleipuna
dative sleipu sleipunni
genitive sleipu sleipunnar