slokna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse slokna, from Old Norse slokinn, past participle of a verb from Proto-Germanic *slekwaną (“to go out; become extinguished”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“slack; loose; limp”). Related to English slocken.

Pronunciation

Verb

slokna (third person singular past indicative sloknaði, supine sloknað)

  1. (of a fire, a light, etc.) to go out
  2. (by extension) to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine sloknað
present past
first singular slokni sloknaði
second singular sloknar sloknaði
third singular sloknar sloknaði
plural slokna sloknaðu
participle (a6)1 sloknandi sloknaður
imperative
singular slokna!
plural sloknið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

"slokna" at Sprotin.fo

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