gáa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gaa"

Faroese

Etymology

From old norse , from proto-germanic *ganhāną.[1] Cognate with the icelandic and elfdalian gą̊

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊɔa/
  • Rhymes: -ʊɔa

Verb

gáa (third person singular past indicative gáaði/gáddi, third person plural past indicative gáað/gátt, supine gáað/gátt)[2]

  1. (intransitive)to notice, become aware of, take notice or pay attention
  2. (idiomatic, +‎ eftir) to look after; to take care of; to keep an eye on

Usage notes

Often used in compounds, such as gáloysi (to be without caution) or eftirgáa (to observe) and

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine gáað
present past
first singular gái gáaði
second singular gáar gáaði
third singular gáar gáaði
plural gáa gáaðu
participle (a6)1 gáandi gáaður
imperative
singular gáa!
plural gáið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

  • eftirgáa
  • eftirgáan
  • eftirgáin
  • gáaliga
  • gáast
  • gáin
  • gáleysur
  • gáloysiliga
  • gáloysni
  • misgáa
  • ógáaður

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References

Noun

gáa

  1. (onomatopoeia) caw, the characteristic cry of a crow

Rohingya

Etymology

Cognate with Assamese ঘাঁ (ghã), Chakma 𑄊 (ghā), Gujarati ઘા (ghā), Odia ଘାଉ (ghāu).

Noun

gáa

  1. infection