flenna

Faroese

Verb

flenna (third person singular past indicative flenti, third person plural past indicative flent, supine flent)

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-9nn)
infinitive
supine flent
present past
first singular flenni flenti
second singular flennir flenti
third singular flennir flenti
plural flenna flentu
participle (a39)1 flennandi flentur
imperative
singular flenn!
plural flennið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɛnːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Etymology 1

Noun

flenna f (genitive singular flennu, nominative plural flennur)

  1. (derogatory) hussy, tart
    Synonyms: gála, gæra, glyðra
Declension
Declension of flenna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flenna flennan flennur flennurnar
accusative flennu flennuna flennur flennurnar
dative flennu flennunni flennum flennunum
genitive flennu flennunnar flenna flennanna

Etymology 2

Verb

flenna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative flennti, supine flennt)

  1. to open wide [with accusative]
    Synonym: glenna
Declension
flenna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur flenna
supine sagnbót flennt
present participle
flennandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég flenni flennti flenni flennti
þú flennir flenntir flennir flenntir
hann, hún, það flennir flennti flenni flennti
plural við flennum flenntum flennum flenntum
þið flennið flenntuð flennið flenntuð
þeir, þær, þau flenna flenntu flenni flenntu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú flenn (þú), flenntu
plural þið flennið (þið), flenniði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
flennast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að flennast
supine sagnbót flennst
present participle
flennandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég flennist flenntist flennist flenntist
þú flennist flenntist flennist flenntist
hann, hún, það flennist flenntist flennist flenntist
plural við flennumst flenntumst flennumst flenntumst
þið flennist flenntust flennist flenntust
þeir, þær, þau flennast flenntust flennist flenntust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú flennst (þú), flennstu
plural þið flennist (þið), flennisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
flenntur — 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)
flenntur flennt flennt flenntir flenntar flennt
accusative
(þolfall)
flenntan flennta flennt flennta flenntar flennt
dative
(þágufall)
flenntum flenntri flenntu flenntum flenntum flenntum
genitive
(eignarfall)
flennts flenntrar flennts flenntra flenntra flenntra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
flennti flennta flennta flenntu flenntu flenntu
accusative
(þolfall)
flennta flenntu flennta flenntu flenntu flenntu
dative
(þágufall)
flennta flenntu flennta flenntu flenntu flenntu
genitive
(eignarfall)
flennta flenntu flennta flenntu flenntu flenntu
Derived terms
  • flenna út (to stretch, to distend)