fata

See also: Fata, FATA, fată, față, fața, făta, and fáta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fata, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to seize, hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛaːʰta/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːʰta
• Homophone: fatað

Verb

fata (third person singular past indicative fataði, third person plural past indicative fataðu, supine fatað)

1. to understand
2. to comprehend

Conjugation

Conjugation of fata (group v-30)

infinitive	fata
supine	fatað
	present	past
first singular	fati	fataði
second singular	fatar	fataði
third singular	fatar	fataði
plural	fata	fataðu
participle (a6)1	fatandi	fataður
	imperative
singular	fata!
plural	fatið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fata, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to seize, hold”). Cognate with Jamtish futu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːta/
• Rhymes: -aːta

Noun

fata f (genitive singular fötu, nominative plural fötur)

1. bucket

   Synonym: skjóla

Declension

Declension of fata (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fata	fatan	fötur	föturnar
accusative	fötu	fötuna	fötur	föturnar
dative	fötu	fötunni	fötum	fötunum
genitive	fötu	fötunnar	fatna, fata	fatnanna, fatanna