tøva

See also: tova, Tova, Tóva, töva, tóvá, and това

Faroese

Etymology

Compare Swedish töva (“to delay, linger”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰøːva/

Verb

tøva (third person singular past indicative tøvdi, third person plural past indicative tøvdu, supine tøvt)

  1. (wool processing) to full
    tøva undir hond
    full with one's hands
    tøva undir fót
    full with one's feet
  2. make no progress
    tøva í turrum
    make no headway / progress
  3. (in chain dance) dance on the same spot
  4. (sports) tread water

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-1)
infinitive
supine tøvt
present past
first singular tøvi tøvdi
second singular tøvir tøvdi
third singular tøvir tøvdi
plural tøva tøvdu
participle (a7)1 tøvandi tøvdur
imperative
singular tøv!
plural tøvið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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