lyfta

Faroese

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /lɪʰtːa/

Verb

lyfta (third person singular past indicative lyfti, third person plural past indicative lyft, supine lyft)

  1. to lift
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /lɪfta/

Noun

lyfta f (genitive singular lyftu, plural lyftur)

  1. elevator
Declension
Declension of lyfta
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lyfta lyftan lyftur lyfturnar
accusative lyftu lyftuna lyftur lyfturnar
dative lyftu lyftuni lyftum lyftunum
genitive lyftu lyftunnar lyfta lyftanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lypta, from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną. More at lift.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪfta/
    Rhymes: -ɪfta

Verb

lyfta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lyfti, supine lyft)

  1. to lift, to raise

Conjugation

Synonyms

Noun

lyfta f (genitive singular lyftu, nominative plural lyftur)

  1. elevator, lift

Declension


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lypta. Akin to English lift.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²lʏftɑ/

Verb

lyfta (present tense lyftar or lyfter, past tense lyfta or lyfte, past participle lyfta or lyft, present participle lyftande, imperative lyft)

  1. to lift

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʏftɑ/

Noun

lyfta n

  1. definite plural of lyft

References


Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Adjective

lyfta

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of lyft.

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish lypta, from Old Norse lypta, Proto-Germanic *luftijaną.

Verb

lyfta (present lyfter, preterite lyfte, supine lyft, imperative lyft)

  1. to lift; to move something upwards
Conjugation
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