gifta

See also:ģiftaandģiftā

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):[ˈdʒɪfta]

Verb

gifta (third person singular past indicativegifti,third person plural past indicativegift,supinegift)

tomarry

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofgifta(group v-9st)
	present	past
infinitive	gifta
supine	gift

first singular	gifti	gifti
second singular	giftir	gifti
third singular	giftir	gifti
plural	gifta	giftu

participle (a5)¹	giftandi	giftur

	imperative
singular	gift!
plural	giftið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):/ˈcɪfta/
Rhymes:-ɪfta

Etymology 1

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FromOld Norsegipta, fromProto-Germanic*giftijaną.

Verb

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gifta (weak verb,third-person singular past indicativegifti,supinegift)

togive away inmarriage [withaccusative]
(reflexive) tomarry

Conjugation

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*gifta* – active voice(*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitivenafnháttur		aðgifta
supinesagnbót		gift
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		giftandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	gifti	gifti	gifti	gifti
	þú	giftir	giftir	giftir	giftir
	hann, hún, það	giftir	gifti	gifti	gifti
plural	við	giftum	giftum	giftum	giftum
	þið	giftið	giftuð	giftið	giftuð
	þeir, þær, þau	gifta	giftu	gifti	giftu

		imperativeboðháttur
singular	þú	gift (þú),giftu
plural	þið	giftið (þið),giftiði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*giftast* – mediopassive voice(*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitivenafnháttur		aðgiftast
supinesagnbót		gifst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		giftandist(rare; seeappendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	giftist	giftist	giftist	giftist
	þú	giftist	giftist	giftist	giftist
	hann, hún, það	giftist	giftist	giftist	giftist
plural	við	giftumst	giftumst	giftumst	giftumst
	þið	giftist	giftust	giftist	giftust
	þeir, þær, þau	giftast	giftust	giftist	giftust

		imperativeboðháttur
singular	þú	gifst (þú),gifstu
plural	þið	giftist (þið),giftisti¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*giftur* — past participle(lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular(eintala)			plural(fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	giftur	gift	gift	giftir	giftar	gift
accusative (þolfall)	giftan	gifta	gift	gifta	giftar	gift
dative (þágufall)	giftum	giftri	giftu	giftum	giftum	giftum
genitive (eignarfall)	gifts	giftrar	gifts	giftra	giftra	giftra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular(eintala)			plural(fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	gifti	gifta	gifta	giftu	giftu	giftu
accusative (þolfall)	gifta	giftu	gifta	giftu	giftu	giftu
dative (þágufall)	gifta	giftu	gifta	giftu	giftu	giftu
genitive (eignarfall)	gifta	giftu	gifta	giftu	giftu	giftu

Etymology 2

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Noun

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gifta f (genitive singulargiftu,no plural)

luck,fortune
Synonyms:hamingja,gæfa,heill

Declension

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Declension ofgifta (sg-only feminine)
	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gifta	giftan
accusative	giftu	giftuna
dative	giftu	giftunni
genitive	giftu	giftunnar

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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giften(of noun)
giftet(of verb)

Noun

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gifta m or f

definite feminine singular ofgift

Verb

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gifta

inflection ofgifte:
1. simplepast
2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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gifta f

definite singular ofgift

Old English

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Etymology

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Seeġift.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):/ˈjif.tɑ/

Noun

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ġifta f pl

wedding

Declension

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Strongō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	—	ġifta,ġifte
accusative	—	ġifta,ġifte
genitive	—	ġifta
dative	—	ġiftum

Swedish

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Etymology

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Related togift(“a gift”) andge(“to give”).

Adjective

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gifta

inflection ofgift:
1. definite singular
2. plural

Verb

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gifta (presentgifter,preteritegifte,supinegift,imperativegift)

(reflexive,intransitive) tomarry(followed bymed)
Synonym:äkta
Hangifte sig med henne.
Hemarried her.
(reflexive,reciprocal) toget married
De har äntligengift sig.
They've finallygotten married.

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofgifta (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	gifta		giftas
supine	gift		gifts
imperative	gift		—
imper. plural¹	giften		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gifter	gifte	gifts,giftes	giftes
ind. plural¹	gifta	gifte	giftas	giftes
subjunctive²	gifte	gifte	giftes	giftes

present participle		giftande
past participle		gift

¹ Archaic.² Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Contents

Faroese

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

Verb

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

Old English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Adjective

Verb

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading