líta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lita"
Faroese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic *wlītaną.
Verb
editlíta (third person singular past indicative leit, third person plural past indicative litu, supine litið)
- to look
Conjugation
editConjugation of líta (group v-35) | ||
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infinitive | líta | |
supine | litið | |
participle (a26)1 | lítandi | litin |
present | past | |
first singular | líti | leit |
second singular | lítur | leitst |
third singular | lítur | leit |
plural | líta | litu |
imperative | ||
singular | lít! | |
plural | lítið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Etymology 2
editVerb
editlíta (third person singular past indicative leit, third person plural past indicative litu, supine litið)
- to be responsible
Conjugation
editConjugation of líta (group v-35) | ||
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infinitive | líta | |
supine | litið | |
participle (a26)1 | lítandi | litin |
present | past | |
first singular | líti | leit |
second singular | lítur | leitst |
third singular | lítur | leit |
plural | líta | litu |
imperative | ||
singular | lít! | |
plural | lítið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic *wlītaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlíta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative leit, third-person plural past indicative litu, supine litið)
- (intransitive) look
- (transitive) see
- Synonyms: sjá, berja augum
Conjugation
editlíta — active voice (germynd)
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að líta | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
litið | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
lítandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég lít | við lítum | present (nútíð) |
ég líti | við lítum |
þú lítur | þið lítið | þú lítir | þið lítið | ||
hann, hún, það lítur | þeir, þær, þau líta | hann, hún, það líti | þeir, þær, þau líti | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég leit | við litum | past (þátíð) |
ég liti | við litum |
þú leist | þið lituð | þú litir | þið lituð | ||
hann, hún, það leit | þeir, þær, þau litu | hann, hún, það liti | þeir, þær, þau litu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
lít (þú) | lítið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
líttu | lítiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
litinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
litinn | litin | litið | litnir | litnar | litin | |
accusative (þolfall) |
litinn | litna | litið | litna | litnar | litin | |
dative (þágufall) |
litnum | litinni | litnu | litnum | litnum | litnum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
litins | litinnar | litins | litinna | litinna | litinna | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
litni | litna | litna | litnu | litnu | litnu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
litna | litnu | litna | litnu | litnu | litnu | |
dative (þágufall) |
litna | litnu | litna | litnu | litnu | litnu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
litna | litnu | litna | litnu | litnu | litnu |
Derived terms
editDerived terms
- líta aftur (“to retrospect”)
- líta á með vanþóknun (“to frown on”)
- líta á (“to look at, to eye”)
- líta eftir (“to look after”)
- líta framhjá (“to overlook, set aside, put aside”)
- líta inn hjá (“look in on, stop by”)
- líta inn (“to drop in, look in”)
- líta niður á
- líta snöggvast á
- lítast
- lítast á
- líta um öxl
- líta undan (“to outface”)
- líta upp til
- líta yfir
References
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *wlītaną, cognate with Old English wlītan (“see, look at”), Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits, “looks, appearance”).
Verb
editlíta (singular past indicative leit, plural past indicative litu, past participle litinn)
Conjugation
editConjugation of líta — active (strong class 1)
infinitive | líta | |
---|---|---|
present participle | lítandi | |
past participle | litinn | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | lít | leit |
2nd-person singular | lítr | leizt |
3rd-person singular | lítr | leit |
1st-person plural | lítum | litum |
2nd-person plural | lítið | lituð |
3rd-person plural | líta | litu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | líta | lita |
2nd-person singular | lítir | litir |
3rd-person singular | líti | liti |
1st-person plural | lítim | litim |
2nd-person plural | lítið | litið |
3rd-person plural | líti | liti |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | lít | |
1st-person plural | lítum | |
2nd-person plural | lítið |
Conjugation of líta — mediopassive (strong class 1)
infinitive | lítask | |
---|---|---|
present participle | lítandisk | |
past participle | litizk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | lítumk | litumk |
2nd-person singular | lízk | leizk |
3rd-person singular | lízk | leizk |
1st-person plural | lítumsk | litumsk |
2nd-person plural | lítizk | lituzk |
3rd-person plural | lítask | litusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | lítumk | litumk |
2nd-person singular | lítisk | litisk |
3rd-person singular | lítisk | litisk |
1st-person plural | lítimsk | litimsk |
2nd-person plural | lítizk | litizk |
3rd-person plural | lítisk | litisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | lízk | |
1st-person plural | lítumsk | |
2nd-person plural | lítizk |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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