sletta
See also: slétta
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstlɛhta/
- Rhymes: -ɛhta
Etymology 1
Noun
sletta f (genitive singular slettu, nominative plural slettur)
- blot, blotch, splotch
- a foreign word used in Icelandic
- enskusletta ― an English word used in Icelandic
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sletta | slettan | slettur | sletturnar |
| accusative | slettu | slettuna | slettur | sletturnar |
| dative | slettu | slettunni | slettum | slettunum |
| genitive | slettu | slettunnar | slettna, sletta | slettnanna, slettanna |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
sletta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sletti, supine slett)
- to spill a tiny bit of liquid, to splash a few drops of liquid [with dative]
- to use a foreign word in Icelandic
Conjugation
| infinitive nafnháttur | að sletta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine sagnbót | slett | |||||
| present participle |
slettandi | |||||
| indicative |
subjunctive | |||||
| present |
past |
present |
past | |||
| singular | ég | sletti | sletti | sletti | sletti | |
| þú | slettir | slettir | slettir | slettir | ||
| hann, hún, það | slettir | sletti | sletti | sletti | ||
| plural | við | slettum | slettum | slettum | slettum | |
| þið | slettið | slettuð | slettið | slettuð | ||
| þeir, þær, þau | sletta | slettu | sletti | slettu | ||
| imperative boðháttur | ||||||
| singular | þú | slett (þú), slettu | ||||
| plural | þið | slettið (þið), slettiði1 | ||||
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
| infinitive nafnháttur | að slettast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine sagnbót | slest | |||||
| present participle |
slettandist (rare; see appendix) | |||||
| indicative |
subjunctive | |||||
| present |
past |
present |
past | |||
| singular | ég | slettist | slettist | slettist | slettist | |
| þú | slettist | slettist | slettist | slettist | ||
| hann, hún, það | slettist | slettist | slettist | slettist | ||
| plural | við | slettumst | slettumst | slettumst | slettumst | |
| þið | slettist | slettust | slettist | slettust | ||
| þeir, þær, þau | slettast | slettust | slettist | slettust | ||
| imperative boðháttur | ||||||
| singular | þú | slest (þú), slestu | ||||
| plural | þið | slettist (þið), slettisti1 | ||||
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
sletta
- definite feminine singular of slette
Alternative forms
Verb
sletta
- inflection of slette:
- simple past
- past participle
Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²slɛtːɑ/
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Verb
sletta (present tense slettar, past tense sletta, past participle sletta, passive infinitive slettast, present participle slettande, imperative sletta/slett)
Etymology 2
Noun
sletta f
- definite singular of slette
References
- “sletta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.