gráta

See also: grata, gratà, and gråta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Verb

gráta (intransitive, third person singular past indicative græt, third person plural past indicative grótu, supine grátið)

  1. to weep, to cry
  2. to drizzle

Conjugation

Conjugation of gráta (irregular)
infinitive gráta
supine grátið
participle (a26)1 grátandi grátin
present past
first singular gráti græt
second singular grætur grætst
third singular grætur græt
plural gráta grótu
imperative
singular grát!
plural grátið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrauːta/
    Rhymes: -auːta

Verb

gráta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative grét, third-person plural past indicative grétu, supine grátið)

  1. (intransitive) to cry
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to mourn (someone)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Verb

gráta

  1. to cry, mourn
    Synonym: kløkkva

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gráta
  • Faroese: gráta
  • Norwegian: gråta
  • Elfdalian: gråta
  • Old Swedish: grāta
  • Old Danish: grǣtæ
    • Danish: græde
    • Scanian: grǽda
  • Gutnish: grate
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