gretta

See also: Gretta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gretta, from Proto-Norse *grantjan, from Proto-Germanic *granatjaną, related to Proto-Germanic *granjōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛhta/
• Rhymes: -ɛhta

Verb

gretta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gretti, supine grett)

1. (reflexive) to make a face [with accusative]

Conjugation

gretta – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að gretta
supine sagnbót		grett
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		grettandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	gretti	gretti		gretti	gretti
	þú	grettir	grettir		grettir	grettir
	hann, hún, það	grettir	gretti		gretti	gretti
plural	við	grettum	grettum		grettum	grettum
	þið	grettið	grettuð		grettið	grettuð
	þeir, þær, þau	gretta	grettu		gretti	grettu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	grett (þú), grettu
plural	þið	grettið (þið), grettiði1

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

grettast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að grettast
supine sagnbót		grest
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		grettandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	grettist	grettist		grettist	grettist
	þú	grettist	grettist		grettist	grettist
	hann, hún, það	grettist	grettist		grettist	grettist
plural	við	grettumst	grettumst		grettumst	grettumst
	þið	grettist	grettust		grettist	grettust
	þeir, þær, þau	grettast	grettust		grettist	grettust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	grest (þú), grestu
plural	þið	grettist (þið), grettisti1

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

grettur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	grettur	grett	grett	grettir	grettar	grett
accusative (þolfall)	grettan	gretta	grett	gretta	grettar	grett
dative (þágufall)	grettum	grettri	grettu	grettum	grettum	grettum
genitive (eignarfall)	gretts	grettrar	gretts	grettra	grettra	grettra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	gretti	gretta	gretta	grettu	grettu	grettu
accusative (þolfall)	gretta	grettu	gretta	grettu	grettu	grettu
dative (þágufall)	gretta	grettu	gretta	grettu	grettu	grettu
genitive (eignarfall)	gretta	grettu	gretta	grettu	grettu	grettu