jafna

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjapna/ Rhymes: -apna === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Norse jafna ==== Noun ==== jafna f (genitive singular jöfnu, nominative plural jöfnur) (mathematics) an equation ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== jafna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative jafnaði, supine jafnað) to equalise, level, even up, even out (make equal) to level, even, even out (make flat) Synonym: slétta (sports) to tie (to score points so as to have an equal score to that of the opponent) Synonym: gera jafntefli ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== jafna við jörðu == Old Norse == === Etymology === Related to Proto-Germanic *ebnaz. Cognate with English even. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === jafna to even ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Old Danish: iæfnæ Danish: jævne Norwegian Bokmål: jevne Faroese: javna Icelandic: jafna Norwegian Nynorsk: jamna → Norwegian Bokmål: jamne Swedish: jämna === Noun === jafna f (genitive jǫfnu) level ground ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === jafna positive degree strong feminine accusative singular of jafn positive degree strong masculine accusative masculine of jafn positive degree strong all genders genitive plural of jafn positive degree weak masculine oblique cases singular of jafn positive degree weak feminine nominative singular of jafn positive degree weak neuter all cases singular of jafn === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “jafna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive