opna

See also: opną

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔʰpna]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, plural opnur)

1. adult female seal

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	opna	opnan	opnur	opnurnar
accusative	opnu	opnuna	opnur	opnurnar
dative	opnu	opnuni	opnum	opnunum
genitive	opnu	opnunnar	opna	opnanna

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “adult female seal”): brimil (“adult male seal”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanǭ.

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, plural opnur)

1. a double page of an open book

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	opna	opnan	opnur	opnurnar
accusative	opnu	opnuna	opnur	opnurnar
dative	opnu	opnuni	opnum	opnunum
genitive	opnu	opnunnar	opna	opnanna

Etymology 3

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (third person singular past indicative opnaði, third person plural past indicative opnað, supine opnað)

1. to open

Conjugation

Conjugation of opna (group v-30)

infinitive	opna
supine	opnað
	present	past
first singular	opni	opnaði
second singular	opnar	opnaði
third singular	opnar	opnaði
plural	opna	opnaðu
participle (a6)1	opnandi	opnaður
	imperative
singular	opna!
plural	opnið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔhpna/

  Rhymes: -ɔhpna

Etymology 1

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanǭ.

Noun

opna f (genitive singular opnu, nominative plural opnur)

1. opening (hole, etc.)
2. a large pond
3. two facing (simultaneously exposed) pages of an open book, magazine, etc.; spread
4. (phonetics) the degree to which the mouth is open when a sound is produced

Declension

Declension of opna (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	opna	opnan	opnur	opnurnar
accusative	opnu	opnuna	opnur	opnurnar
dative	opnu	opnunni	opnum	opnunum
genitive	opnu	opnunnar	opna	opnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative opnaði, supine opnað)

1. to open

Conjugation

opna – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að opna
supine sagnbót		opnað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		opnandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	opna	opnaði		opni	opnaði
	þú	opnar	opnaðir		opnir	opnaðir
	hann, hún, það	opnar	opnaði		opni	opnaði
plural	við	opnum	opnuðum		opnum	opnuðum
	þið	opnið	opnuðuð		opnið	opnuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	opna	opnuðu		opni	opnuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	opna (þú), opnaðu
plural	þið	opnið (þið), opniði1

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

opnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að opnast
supine sagnbót		opnast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		opnandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	opnast	opnaðist		opnist	opnaðist
	þú	opnast	opnaðist		opnist	opnaðist
	hann, hún, það	opnast	opnaðist		opnist	opnaðist
plural	við	opnumst	opnuðumst		opnumst	opnuðumst
	þið	opnist	opnuðust		opnist	opnuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	opnast	opnuðust		opnist	opnuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	opnast (þú), opnastu
plural	þið	opnist (þið), opnisti1

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

opnaður — 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)	opnaður	opnuð	opnað	opnaðir	opnaðar	opnuð
accusative (þolfall)	opnaðan	opnaða	opnað	opnaða	opnaðar	opnuð
dative (þágufall)	opnuðum	opnaðri	opnuðu	opnuðum	opnuðum	opnuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	opnaðs	opnaðrar	opnaðs	opnaðra	opnaðra	opnaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	opnaði	opnaða	opnaða	opnuðu	opnuðu	opnuðu
accusative (þolfall)	opnaða	opnuðu	opnaða	opnuðu	opnuðu	opnuðu
dative (þágufall)	opnaða	opnuðu	opnaða	opnuðu	opnuðu	opnuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	opnaða	opnuðu	opnaða	opnuðu	opnuðu	opnuðu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• opne (e infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse opna. Akin to English open.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɔpnɑ/

Verb

opna (present tense opnar, past tense opna, past participle opna, passive infinitive opnast, present participle opnande, imperative opna/opn)

1. to open

   Opnar du opp døra?

   Can you open the door?

Derived terms

• uopna

Related terms

• open

See also

• åpne (Bokmål)

References

• “opna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *upanōną.

Verb

opna (singular past indicative opnaði, plural past indicative opnuðu, past participle opnaðr)

1. to open

Conjugation

Conjugation of opna — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	opna
present participle	opnandi
past participle	opnaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	opna	opnaða		opna	opnaða
2nd person singular	opnar	opnaðir		opnir	opnaðir
3rd person singular	opnar	opnaði		opni	opnaði
1st person plural	opnum	opnuðum		opnim	opnaðim
2nd person plural	opnið	opnuðuð		opnið	opnaðið
3rd person plural	opna	opnuðu		opni	opnaði
imperative	present
2nd person singular	opna
1st person plural	opnum
2nd person plural	opnið

Conjugation of opna — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	opnask
present participle	opnandisk
past participle	opnazk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	opnumk	opnuðumk		opnumk	opnuðumk
2nd person singular	opnask	opnaðisk		opnisk	opnaðisk
3rd person singular	opnask	opnaðisk		opnisk	opnaðisk
1st person plural	opnumsk	opnuðumsk		opnimsk	opnaðimsk
2nd person plural	opnizk	opnuðuzk		opnizk	opnaðizk
3rd person plural	opnask	opnuðusk		opnisk	opnaðisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	opnask
1st person plural	opnumsk
2nd person plural	opnizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: opna
• Faroese: opna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: opna, opne
• Norwegian Bokmål: åpne
• Swedish: öppna
• Danish: åbne

Noun

opna f (genitive opnu)

1. opening, crater

Declension

Declension of opna (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	opna	opnan	opnur	opnurnar
accusative	opnu	opnuna	opnur	opnurnar
dative	opnu	opnunni	opnum	opnunum
genitive	opnu	opnunnar	opna	opnanna

Etymology 2

Adjective

opna

1. inflection of opinn:
   1. strong feminine accusative singular
   2. strong masculine accusative plural
   3. weak masculine oblique singular
   4. weak feminine nominative singular
   5. weak neuter singular

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “opna1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “opna2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒpna/
• Hyphenation: op‧na

Noun

òpna f (Cyrillic spelling о̀пна)

1. membrane, film, pellicle, cuticle

Declension

Declension of opna

	singular	plural
nominative	òpna	opne
genitive	opne	ópnā / ópnī
dative	opni	opnama
accusative	opnu	opne
vocative	opno	opne
locative	opni	opnama
instrumental	opnom	opnama