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verpa
verpa
Faroese
Verb
verpa (third person singular past indicative varp, third person plural past indicative vurpu, supine vorpið)
- to lay (eggs)
Conjugation
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| infinitive | verpa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | verpandi | |||
| past participle a34 | vorpin | |||
| supine | vorpið | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | verpi | verpur | verpur | verpa |
| past | varp | varpst | varp | vurpu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | verp! | — | verpið! |
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛr̥pa/
- Rhymes: -ɛr̥pa
Etymology 1
From Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.
Verb
verpa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative varp, third-person plural past indicative urpu, supine orpið) or
verpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative verpti, supine verpt)
- (transitive, with dative) to throw
- (transitive, intransitive, with dative) to lay (an egg)
- Hænan verpti eggi.
- The chicken laid an egg.
- Hænan verpti eggi.
Conjugation
Strong conjugation:
verpa — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að verpa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
orpið | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
verpandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) |
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| present (nútíð) |
ég verp | við verpum | present (nútíð) |
ég verpi | við verpum |
| þú verpur | þið verpið | þú verpir | þið verpið | ||
| hann, hún, það verpur | þeir, þær, þau verpa | hann, hún, það verpi | þeir, þær, þau verpi | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég varp | við urpum | past (þátíð) |
ég yrpi | við yrpum |
| þú varpst | þið urpuð | þú yrpir | þið yrpuð | ||
| hann, hún, það varp | þeir, þær, þau urpu | hann, hún, það yrpi | þeir, þær, þau yrpu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
verp (þú) | verpið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| verptu | verpiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
orpinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
orpinn | orpin | orpið | orpnir | orpnar | orpin | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
orpinn | orpna | orpið | orpna | orpnar | orpin | |
| dative (þágufall) |
orpnum | orpinni | orpnu | orpnum | orpnum | orpnum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
orpins | orpinnar | orpins | orpinna | orpinna | orpinna | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
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| nominative (nefnifall) |
orpni | orpna | orpna | orpnu | orpnu | orpnu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
orpna | orpnu | orpna | orpnu | orpnu | orpnu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
orpna | orpnu | orpna | orpnu | orpnu | orpnu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
orpna | orpnu | orpna | orpnu | orpnu | orpnu | |
Weak conjugation:
verpa — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að verpa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
verpt | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
verpandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) |
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| present (nútíð) |
ég verpi | við verpum | present (nútíð) |
ég verpi | við verpum |
| þú verpir | þið verpið | þú verpir | þið verpið | ||
| hann, hún, það verpir | þeir, þær, þau verpa | hann, hún, það verpi | þeir, þær, þau verpi | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég verpti | við verptum | past (þátíð) |
ég verpti | við verptum |
| þú verptir | þið verptuð | þú verptir | þið verptuð | ||
| hann, hún, það verpti | þeir, þær, þau verptu | hann, hún, það verpti | þeir, þær, þau verptu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
verp (þú) | verpið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| verptu | verpiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
verptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
verptur | verpt | verpt | verptir | verptar | verpt | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
verptan | verpta | verpt | verpta | verptar | verpt | |
| dative (þágufall) |
verptum | verptri | verptu | verptum | verptum | verptum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
verpts | verptrar | verpts | verptra | verptra | verptra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
verpti | verpta | verpta | verptu | verptu | verptu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
verpta | verptu | verpta | verptu | verptu | verptu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
verpta | verptu | verpta | verptu | verptu | verptu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
verpta | verptu | verpta | verptu | verptu | verptu | |
Usage notes
The strong conjugation is the original one, but the weak one is becoming more usual. They are also commonly mixed together.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- verpa öndinni léttar (to heave a sigh of relief)
Etymology 2
Causative of verpa (1). From Proto-Germanic *warpijaną.
Verb
verpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative verpti, supine verpt)
Conjugation
verpa — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að verpa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
verpt | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
verpandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) |
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| present (nútíð) |
ég verpi | við verpum | present (nútíð) |
ég verpi | við verpum |
| þú verpir | þið verpið | þú verpir | þið verpið | ||
| hann, hún, það verpir | þeir, þær, þau verpa | hann, hún, það verpi | þeir, þær, þau verpi | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég verpti | við verptum | past (þátíð) |
ég verpti | við verptum |
| þú verptir | þið verptuð | þú verptir | þið verptuð | ||
| hann, hún, það verpti | þeir, þær, þau verptu | hann, hún, það verpti | þeir, þær, þau verptu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
verp (þú) | verpið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| verptu | verpiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
verpast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að verpast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
verpst | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
verpandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses |
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| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) |
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| present (nútíð) |
ég verpist | við verpumst | present (nútíð) |
ég verpist | við verpumst |
| þú verpist | þið verpist | þú verpist | þið verpist | ||
| hann, hún, það verpist | þeir, þær, þau verpast | hann, hún, það verpist | þeir, þær, þau verpist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég verptist | við verptumst | past (þátíð) |
ég verptist | við verptumst |
| þú verptist | þið verptust | þú verptist | þið verptust | ||
| hann, hún, það verptist | þeir, þær, þau verptust | hann, hún, það verptist | þeir, þær, þau verptust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
verpst (þú) | verpist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| verpstu | verpisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
verptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
verptur | verpt | verpt | verptir | verptar | verpt | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
verptan | verpta | verpt | verpta | verptar | verpt | |
| dative (þágufall) |
verptum | verptri | verptu | verptum | verptum | verptum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
verpts | verptrar | verpts | verptra | verptra | verptra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
verpti | verpta | verpta | verptu | verptu | verptu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
verpta | verptu | verpta | verptu | verptu | verptu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
verpta | verptu | verpta | verptu | verptu | verptu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
verpta | verptu | verpta | verptu | verptu | verptu | |
Latin
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwer.pa/, [ˈwɛr.pa]
Noun
verpa f (genitive verpae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | verpa | verpae |
| genitive | verpae | verpārum |
| dative | verpae | verpīs |
| accusative | verpam | verpās |
| ablative | verpā | verpīs |
| vocative | verpa | verpae |
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- verpa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- verpa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “verpa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw, cast”). Cognate with Old English weorpan, Old Frisian werpa, Old Saxon werpan, Old High German werfan, Old High German 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌽 (wairpan).
Verb
verpa (singular past indicative varp, plural past indicative urpu, past participle orpinn)
Conjugation
Conjugation of verpa — active (strong class 3)
| infinitive | verpa | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | verpandi | |
| past participle | orpinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verp | varp |
| 2nd-person singular | verpr | varpt |
| 3rd-person singular | verpr | varp |
| 1st-person plural | verpum | urpum |
| 2nd-person plural | verpið | urpuð |
| 3rd-person plural | verpa | urpu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verpa | yrpa |
| 2nd-person singular | verpir | yrpir |
| 3rd-person singular | verpi | yrpi |
| 1st-person plural | verpim | yrpim |
| 2nd-person plural | verpið | yrpið |
| 3rd-person plural | verpi | yrpi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | verp | |
| 1st-person plural | verpum | |
| 2nd-person plural | verpið | |
Conjugation of verpa — mediopassive (strong class 3)
| infinitive | verpask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | verpandisk | |
| past participle | orpizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verpumk | urpumk |
| 2nd-person singular | verpsk | varpzk |
| 3rd-person singular | verpsk | varpsk |
| 1st-person plural | verpumsk | urpumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | verpizk | urpuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | verpask | urpusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | verpumk | yrpumk |
| 2nd-person singular | verpisk | yrpisk |
| 3rd-person singular | verpisk | yrpisk |
| 1st-person plural | verpimsk | yrpimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | verpizk | yrpizk |
| 3rd-person plural | verpisk | yrpisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | verpsk | |
| 1st-person plural | verpumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | verpizk | |