finna

== English == === Etymology === Reduction of fixing to. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪn(n)ə/ Rhymes: -ɪnə === Verb === finna (auxiliary) (African-American, Southern US) A modal used to express a desire or future action. === See also === gonna; tryna === Anagrams === Finan == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfinna/ Rhymes: -inna Syllabification: fin‧na === Adjective === finna (accusative singular finnan, plural finnaj, accusative plural finnajn) Finnish == Faroese == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== finna f (genitive singular finnu, plural finnur) (chess) pawn small woman ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). ==== Verb ==== finna (third person singular past indicative fann, third person plural past indicative funnu, supine funnið) to find to meet ===== Conjugation ===== == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪnːa/ Rhymes: -ɪnːa Homophone: Finna === Verb === finna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative fann, third-person plural past indicative fundu, supine fundið) to find [with accusative] Synonym: uppgötva 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson to meet [with accusative] Synonym: hitta to sense, to feel something [with accusative] Synonym: skynja ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === nafni == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === finne (e and split infinitives) === Etymology === From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognates include Danish finde, Swedish finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan), German finden, Dutch vinden, and English find. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²fɪnːɑ/ IPA(key): /fiɲː/ (dialects with both palatalization and apocope) === Verb === finna (present tense finn, past tense fann, supine funne, past participle funnen, present participle finnande, imperative finn) to find === References === “finna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognate with Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old Saxon findan, Old Dutch findan, Old High German findan, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan). === Verb === finna (singular past indicative fann, plural past indicative fundu, past participle fundinn) to find ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: finna Faroese: finna Norn: finna Norwegian Nynorsk: finna, finne Old Swedish: finna Swedish: finna Old Danish: finnæ Danish: finde Norwegian Bokmål: finne Gutnish: finne, finn', finna === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “finna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Old Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. === Verb === finna to find to notice to deem, consider ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: finna == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish finna, from Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪnːa/ === Verb === finna (present finner, preterite fann, supine funnit, imperative finn) (slightly formal) to find, to locate, to discover (formal) to find (something to be a particular way) (passive voice only) to exist (reflexive) to find oneself (in a particular situation) (reflexive, in "finna sig i") to put up with (reflexive) to maintain or (quickly) regain one's composure (particularly of having a good reply) ==== Usage notes ==== See also finnas, which has a separate meaning of "to exist; to be." ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (find): hitta === References === finna in Svensk ordbok (SO) finna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) finna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)