tøva

See also: tova, Tova, Tóva, töva, tóvá, and това

Faroese

Etymology

Compare Swedish töva (“to delay, linger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰøːva/

Verb

tøva (third person singular past indicative tøvdi, third person plural past indicative tøvdu, supine tøvt)

1. (wool processing) to full

   tøva undir hond

   full with one's hands

   tøva undir fót

   full with one's feet

2. make no progress

   tøva í turrum

   make no headway / progress

3. (in chain dance) dance on the same spot
4. (sports) tread water

Conjugation

Conjugation of tøva (group v-1)
infinitive	tøva
supine	tøvt
participle (a7)1	tøvandi	tøvdur
	present	past
first singular	tøvi	tøvdi
second singular	tøvir	tøvdi
third singular	tøvir	tøvdi
plural	tøva	tøvdu
	imperative
singular	tøv!
plural	tøvið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

• "tøva" at Sprotin.fo