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rokna

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Faroese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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rokna (third person singular past indicative roknaði, third person plural past indicative roknaðu, supine roknað)

  1. to calculate
  2. to reckon

Conjugation

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Conjugation of rokna (group v-30)
infinitive rokna
supine roknað
present past
first singular rokni roknaði
second singular roknar roknaði
third singular roknar roknaði
plural rokna roknaðu
participle (a6)1 roknandi roknaður
imperative
singular rokna!
plural roknið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

References

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  1. ^ W. B. Lockwood (1977) “p. 11”, in An Introduction to Modern Faroese, 3rd printing edition, Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur

Further reading

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"rokna" at Sprotin.fo

Maltese

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Root
r-k-n
3 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic رُكْن (rukn). Compare Moroccan Arabic ركنة (rukna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rokna f (plural rokon or rkejjen or rkien or riken or rkieni, paucal rokniet, diminutive rkejna or rkajna)

  1. corner, angle