stytta

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪhta/
    Rhymes: -ɪhta

Etymology 1

From Danish støtte (pillar, statue, aid), from Middle Low German stutte (support; staff, stick).

Noun

stytta f (genitive singular styttu, nominative plural styttur)

  1. (obsolete) a pillar or pedestal
  2. a statue
  3. help, aid, support
Declension
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse stytta (earlier stynta), from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną (from *stunti-, *stuntu- “short”, whence Old Norse stuttr, Icelandic stuttur (short).).

Verb

stytta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stytti, supine stytt)

  1. to shorten
  2. to fold up (a long garment such a skirt or pants)
  3. (mathematics) to reduce, to simplify (a fraction)
Conjugation
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References

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