skemta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skemta (“to amuse, entertain”), from Proto-Germanic *skammatjaną (“to make short, briefen”), equivalent to skammur +‎ -ta. Cognate with Icelandic skemmta, Norwegian Nynorsk skjemta, Swedish skämta, and Danish skæmte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛm̥ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛm̥ta
  • Homophone: skemtað

Verb

skemta (third person singular past indicative skemtaði, third person plural past indicative skemtaðu, supine skemtað)

  1. to joke, amuse, entertain

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine skemtað
present past
first singular skemti skemtaði
second singular skemtar skemtaði
third singular skemtar skemtaði
plural skemta skemtaðu
participle (a6)1 skemtandi skemtaður
imperative
singular skemta!
plural skemtið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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