søkja
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See also: sokja
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).
Verb
[edit]søkja (third person singular past indicative søkti, sókti, third person plural past indicative søktu, sóktu, supine søkt)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of søkja (group v-11søkja) | ||
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infinitive | søkja | |
supine | søkt | |
participle (a5)1 | søkjandi | søktur |
present | past | |
first singular | søki | søkti/ sókti |
second singular | søkir | søkti/ sókti |
third singular | søkir | søkti/ sókti |
plural | søkja | søktu/ sóktu |
imperative | ||
singular | søk! | |
plural | søkið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).
Verb
[edit]søkja (present tense søkjer, past tense søkte, past participle søkt, passive infinitive søkjast, present participle søkjande, imperative søk)
- to seek, look for, search
- Eg søkjer etter ein stad å bu.
- I seek a place to live.
- to apply
- Eg har tenkt å søkja på stillinga.
- I'm going to apply for the position.
References
[edit]- “søkja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples