klemma

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse klemma, from or related to Proto-Germanic *klimbaną (“to clamp, clasp, climb onto”).

Verb

klemma (third person singular past indicative klemmaði, third person plural past indicative klemmaðu, supine klemmað)

1. to hug

Conjugation

Conjugation of klemma (group v-30)

infinitive	klemma
supine	klemmað
	present	past
first singular	klemmi	klemmaði
second singular	klemmar	klemmaði
third singular	klemmar	klemmaði
plural	klemma	klemmaðu
participle (a6)1	klemmandi	klemmaður
	imperative
singular	klemma!
plural	klemmið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰlɛmːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛmːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse klemma, from or related to Proto-Germanic *klimbaną (“to clamp, clasp, climb onto”).

Noun

klemma f (genitive singular klemmu, nominative plural klemmur)

1. clamp, clip
2. peg
3. tight spot, jam, pickle

   Synonyms: klípa, vandræði, kreppa

Declension

Declension of klemma (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klemma	klemman	klemmur	klemmurnar
accusative	klemmu	klemmuna	klemmur	klemmurnar
dative	klemmu	klemmunni	klemmum	klemmunum
genitive	klemmu	klemmunnar	klemma	klemmanna

Derived terms

• bréfaklemma (“paper clip”)
• þvottaklemma (“clothes peg”)

Etymology 2

Verb

klemma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klemmdi, supine klemmt)

1. to clamp, to clip, to fasten, to pinch [with accusative]

Conjugation

klemma – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að klemma
supine sagnbót		klemmt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		klemmandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	klemmi	klemmdi		klemmi	klemmdi
	þú	klemmir	klemmdir		klemmir	klemmdir
	hann, hún, það	klemmir	klemmdi		klemmi	klemmdi
plural	við	klemmum	klemmdum		klemmum	klemmdum
	þið	klemmið	klemmduð		klemmið	klemmduð
	þeir, þær, þau	klemma	klemmdu		klemmi	klemmdu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	klemm (þú), klemmdu
plural	þið	klemmið (þið), klemmiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

klemmast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að klemmast
supine sagnbót		klemmst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		klemmandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	klemmist	klemmdist		klemmist	klemmdist
	þú	klemmist	klemmdist		klemmist	klemmdist
	hann, hún, það	klemmist	klemmdist		klemmist	klemmdist
plural	við	klemmumst	klemmdumst		klemmumst	klemmdumst
	þið	klemmist	klemmdust		klemmist	klemmdust
	þeir, þær, þau	klemmast	klemmdust		klemmist	klemmdust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	klemmst (þú), klemmstu
plural	þið	klemmist (þið), klemmisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

klemmdur — 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)	klemmdur	klemmd	klemmt	klemmdir	klemmdar	klemmd
accusative (þolfall)	klemmdan	klemmda	klemmt	klemmda	klemmdar	klemmd
dative (þágufall)	klemmdum	klemmdri	klemmdu	klemmdum	klemmdum	klemmdum
genitive (eignarfall)	klemmds	klemmdrar	klemmds	klemmdra	klemmdra	klemmdra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	klemmdi	klemmda	klemmda	klemmdu	klemmdu	klemmdu
accusative (þolfall)	klemmda	klemmdu	klemmda	klemmdu	klemmdu	klemmdu
dative (þágufall)	klemmda	klemmdu	klemmda	klemmdu	klemmdu	klemmdu
genitive (eignarfall)	klemmda	klemmdu	klemmda	klemmdu	klemmdu	klemmdu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• klemme

Etymology

From Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²klɛmːɑ/

Verb

klemma (present tense klemmer, past tense klemde or klemte, past participle klemt, present participle klemmande, imperative klem)

1. to hug, embrace
2. to squeeze, press

Further reading

• “klemma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Verb

klemma

1. to fix