syngja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Verb

syngja (third person singular past indicative sang, third person plural past indicative sungu, supine sungið)

  1. to sing

Conjugation
   Conjugation of syngja
v
infinitive syngja
present participle syngjandi
past participle a26 sungin
supine sungið
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present syngi syngur syngur syngja
past sang sang sang sungu
imperative – tú – tit
present — syngj! — syngjið!

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɲca/
  • Rhymes: -iɲca

Verb

syngja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative söng, third-person plural past indicative sungu, supine sungið)

  1. (intransitive or transitive, with accusative) to sing
  2. (intransitive, of birds) to warble, to sing, to chirp
  3. to sound, to ring, to resound

Conjugation
syngja — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að syngja
supine
(sagnbót)		 sungið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 syngjandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég syng við syngjum present
(nútíð)		 ég syngi við syngjum
þú syngur þið syngið þú syngir þið syngið
hann, hún, það syngur þeir, þær, þau syngja hann, hún, það syngi þeir, þær, þau syngi
past
(þátíð)		 ég söng við sungum past
(þátíð)		 ég syngi við syngjum
þú söngst þið sunguð þú syngir þið syngjuð
hann, hún, það söng þeir, þær, þau sungu hann, hún, það syngi þeir, þær, þau syngju
imperative
(boðháttur)		 syng (þú) syngið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
syngdu syngiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sunginn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 sunginn sungin sungið sungnir sungnar sungin
accusative
(þolfall)		 sunginn sungna sungið sungna sungnar sungin
dative
(þágufall)		 sungnum sunginni sungnu sungnum sungnum sungnum
genitive
(eignarfall)		 sungins sunginnar sungins sunginna sunginna sunginna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 sungni sungna sungna sungnu sungnu sungnu
accusative
(þolfall)		 sungna sungnu sungna sungnu sungnu sungnu
dative
(þágufall)		 sungna sungnu sungna sungnu sungnu sungnu
genitive
(eignarfall)		 sungna sungnu sungna sungnu sungnu sungnu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse syngva, syngja, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-. Akin to English sing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²sʏŋːjɑ/

Verb

syngja (present tense syng, past tense song, past participle sunge, passive infinitive syngjast, present participle syngjande, imperative syng)

  1. sing
    Eg har ikkje sunge denne songen på årevis.
    I haven't sung this song for years.
  2. echo, boom

References
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