jafna

See also: Jafna

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse jafna

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjapna/
    Rhymes: -apna

Noun

jafna f (genitive singular jöfnu, nominative plural jöfnur)

  1. (mathematics) an equation
    er ekki flókin jafna.
    is not a complex equation.

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

jafna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative jafnaði, supine jafnað)

  1. to equalise, level, even up, even out (make equal)
  2. to level, even, even out (make flat)
  3. (sports) to tie (to score points so as to have an equal score to that of the opponent)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to make flat): slétta
  • (tie): gera jafntefli

Derived terms

  • jafna við jörðu

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Cognate with English even. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

jafna

  1. to even

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Danish: jævne
  • Icelandic: jafna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jamna
    • Norwegian Bokmål: jamne
  • Swedish: jämna

Noun

jafna f (genitive jǫfnu)

  1. level ground

Declension

Adjective

jafna

  1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular of jafn
  2. positive degree strong masculine accusative masculine of jafn
  3. positive degree strong all genders genitive plural of jafn
  4. positive degree weak masculine oblique cases singular of jafn
  5. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular of jafn
  6. positive degree weak neuter all cases singular of jafn

References

  • jafna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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