vatna

Faroese

Noun

vatna

1. genitive plural indefinite of vatn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vatna, from Proto-Germanic *watnōną, equivalent to vatn +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ahtna

Verb

vatna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vatnaði, supine vatnað)

1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the dative) to water plants or animals

Derived terms

• vatna músum
• vatna lömbum (compare the Old Norse krjúpa at keldu)

See also

• vökva

Anagrams

• vanta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vatna n

1. definite plural of vatn

Verb

vatna (present tense vatnar, past tense vatna, past participle vatna, passive infinitive vatnast, present participle vatnande, imperative vatna/vatn)

1. Alternative spelling of vatne