vatna

Faroese

Noun

vatna

  1. genitive plural indefinite of vatn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vatna, from Proto-Germanic *watnōną, equivalent to vatn +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ahtna

Verb

vatna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vatnaði, supine vatnað)

  1. to water plants or animals [intransitive or with dative]

Derived terms

  • vatna músum
  • vatna lömbum (compare the Old Norse krjúpa at keldu)

See also

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vatna n

  1. definite plural of vatn

Verb

vatna (present tense vatnar, past tense vatna, past participle vatna, passive infinitive vatnast, present participle vatnande, imperative vatna/vatn)

  1. alternative spelling of vatne