klemma

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse klemma, from or related to Proto-Germanic *klimbaną (to clamp, clasp, climb onto).

Verb

klemma (third person singular past indicative klemmaði, third person plural past indicative klemmaðu, supine klemmað)

  1. to hug

Conjugation

Conjugation of klemma (group v-30)
infinitive klemma
supine klemmað
participle (a6)1 klemmandi klemmaður
present past
first singular klemmi klemmaði
second singular klemmar klemmaði
third singular klemmar klemmaði
plural klemma klemmaðu
imperative
singular klemma!
plural klemmið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse klemma, from or related to Proto-Germanic *klimbaną (to clamp, clasp, climb onto).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰlɛmːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmːa

Noun

klemma f (genitive singular klemmu, nominative plural klemmur)

  1. clamp, clip
  2. peg
  3. tight spot, jam, pickle

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • bréfaklemma (paper clip)
  • þvottaklemma (clothes peg)

Verb

klemma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klemmdi, supine klemmt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to clamp, to clip, to fasten, to pinch

Conjugation

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “klimman”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 293

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²klɛmːɑ/

Verb

klemma (present tense klemmer, past tense klemde or klemte, past participle klemt, present participle klemmande, imperative klem)

  1. to hug, embrace
  2. to squeeze, press

Further reading

Old Frisian

Verb

klemma

  1. to fix
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