undra

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʏntra/
  • Rhymes: -ʏntra

Etymology 1

Verb

undra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative undraði, supine undrað)

  1. (transitive) to wonder at, to marvel at, to be amazed by
Conjugation
undra – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur undra
supine sagnbót undrað
present participle
undrandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég undra undraði undri undraði
þú undrar undraðir undrir undraðir
hann, hún, það undrar undraði undri undraði
plural við undrum undruðum undrum undruðum
þið undrið undruðuð undrið undruðuð
þeir, þær, þau undra undruðu undri undruðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú undra (þú), undraðu
plural þið undrið (þið), undriði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
undrast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur undrast
supine sagnbót undrast
present participle
undrandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég undrast undraðist undrist undraðist
þú undrast undraðist undrist undraðist
hann, hún, það undrast undraðist undrist undraðist
plural við undrumst undruðumst undrumst undruðumst
þið undrist undruðust undrist undruðust
þeir, þær, þau undrast undruðust undrist undruðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú undrast (þú), undrastu
plural þið undrist (þið), undristi1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Etymology 2

Noun

undra

  1. indefinite genitive plural of undur

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

undra n

  1. definite plural of under

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wundrōną, denominal of *wundrą, whence Old Norse undr (wonder). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to love).

Verb

undra

  1. to wonder at [with accusative]
  2. (impersonal) to be astonished
    mik undrar
    it astonishes me

Conjugation

Conjugation of undra — active (weak class 2)
infinitive undra
present participle undrandi
past participle undraðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular undra undraða undra undraða
2nd person singular undrar undraðir undrir undraðir
3rd person singular undrar undraði undri undraði
1st person plural undrum undruðum undrim undraðim
2nd person plural undrið undruðuð undrið undraðið
3rd person plural undra undruðu undri undraði
imperative present
2nd person singular undra
1st person plural undrum
2nd person plural undrið
Conjugation of undra — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive undrask
present participle undrandisk
past participle undrazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular undrumk undruðumk undrumk undruðumk
2nd person singular undrask undraðisk undrisk undraðisk
3rd person singular undrask undraðisk undrisk undraðisk
1st person plural undrumsk undruðumsk undrimsk undraðimsk
2nd person plural undrizk undruðuzk undrizk undraðizk
3rd person plural undrask undruðusk undrisk undraðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular undrask
1st person plural undrumsk
2nd person plural undrizk
  • undr n (wonder)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: undra
  • Faroese: undrast
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: undra, undre; undrast
  • Norwegian Bokmål: undre; undres
  • Swedish: undra
  • Danish: undre

Further reading

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

Swedish

Etymology

under +‎ -a, from Old Norse undra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [²ɵ̞nːdra]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: undra

Verb

undra (present undrar, preterite undrade, supine undrat, imperative undra)

  1. to wonder (to ponder about something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of undra (weak)
active passive
infinitive undra
supine undrat
imperative undra
imper. plural1 undren
present past present past
indicative undrar undrade
ind. plural1 undra undrade
subjunctive2 undre undrade
present participle undrande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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