kykna

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰɪʰkna/
• Rhymes: -ɪʰkna

Etymology 1

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Noun

kykna f (genitive singular kyknu, plural kyknur)

1. (cytology) cell

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kykna	kyknan	kyknur	kyknurnar
accusative	kyknu	kyknuna	kyknur	kyknurnar
dative	kyknu	kyknuni	kyknum	kyknunum
genitive	kyknu	kyknunnar	kykna	kyknanna

Derived terms

• kyknukjarni
• kyknusaft
• kyknuslim
• kyknuveggur
• kyknulag
• einkyknuplanta
• hárkykna
• húðkykna
• sansakykna
• tarmkykna
• blóðkykna
• nervakykna
• blóðkykna
• kynskykna
• eggkykna
• sáðkykna
• stammkykna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kykna, from older kvikna, from Proto-Germanic *kwiknaną, from *kwikwaz (“alive”). Doublet of kvikna.

Verb

kykna (third person singular past indicative kyknaði, third person plural past indicative kyknaðu, supine kyknað)

1. to come to life
2. (of life) to begin, come into being

   nýtt lív kyknar

   new life comes into being (describing plants, animals, etc. coming to life)

3. (of fire) to start to burn
4. (of a situation, problem, war, epidemic, etc.) to arise, come up, break out
5. to emerge, appear, come into view

Inflection

Conjugation of kykna (group v-30)

infinitive	kykna
supine	kyknað
	present	past
first singular	kykni	kyknaði
second singular	kyknar	kyknaði
third singular	kyknar	kyknaði
plural	kykna	kyknaðu
participle (a6)1	kyknandi	kyknaður
	imperative
singular	kykna!
plural	kyknið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.