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Verb [Icelandic]

IPA: /ˈstarva/
Rhymes: -arva Etymology: From Old Norse starfa (“to exert oneself”), through an intermediate meaning “to endure” derived from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną (“to become stiff”). By surface analysis, starf n (“work”) + -a (denominal suffix). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål starve (“to work, exert oneself”). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|starfa<t:to exert oneself>}} Old Norse starfa (“to exert oneself”), {{der|is|gem-pro|*sterbaną|t=to become stiff}} Proto-Germanic *sterbaną (“to become stiff”), {{surf|is|starf<g:n><t:work>|-a<id:denominal><pos:denominal suffix>}} By surface analysis, starf n (“work”) + -a (denominal suffix), {{cog|nb|starve||to work, exert oneself}} Norwegian Bokmål starve (“to work, exert oneself”) Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|starfaði||{{{22}}}|supine|starfað||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} starfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative starfaði, supine starfað), {{is-verb-weak|starfaði|starfað}} starfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative starfaði, supine starfað) Forms: starfaði [indicative, past, singular, third-person], starfað [supine], no-table-tags [table-tags], starfaður [masculine, nominative, singular], störfuð [feminine, nominative, singular], starfað [neuter, nominative, singular], starfaðir [masculine, nominative, plural], starfaðar [feminine, nominative, plural], störfuð [neuter, nominative, plural], starfaðan [accusative, masculine, singular], starfaða [accusative, feminine, singular], starfað [accusative, neuter, singular], starfaða [accusative, masculine, plural], starfaðar [accusative, feminine, plural], störfuð [accusative, neuter, plural], störfuðum [dative, masculine, singular], starfaðri [dative, feminine, singular], störfuðu [dative, neuter, singular], störfuðum [dative, masculine, plural], störfuðum [dative, feminine, plural], störfuðum [dative, neuter, plural], starfaðs [genitive, masculine, singular], starfaðrar [feminine, genitive, singular], starfaðs [genitive, neuter, singular], starfaðra [genitive, masculine, plural], starfaðra [feminine, genitive, plural], starfaðra [genitive, neuter, plural], starfaði [masculine, nominative, singular], starfaða [feminine, nominative, singular], starfaða [neuter, nominative, singular], störfuðu [masculine, nominative, plural], störfuðu [feminine, nominative, plural], störfuðu [neuter, nominative, plural], starfaða [accusative, masculine, singular], störfuðu [accusative, feminine, singular], starfaða [accusative, neuter, singular], störfuðu [accusative, masculine, plural], störfuðu [accusative, feminine, plural], störfuðu [accusative, neuter, plural], starfaða [dative, masculine, singular], störfuðu [dative, feminine, singular], starfaða [dative, neuter, singular], störfuðu [dative, masculine, plural], störfuðu [dative, feminine, plural], störfuðu [dative, neuter, plural], starfaða [genitive, masculine, singular], störfuðu [feminine, genitive, singular], starfaða [genitive, neuter, singular], störfuðu [genitive, masculine, plural], störfuðu [feminine, genitive, plural], störfuðu [genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. to work Tags: weak Synonyms: vinna
    Sense id: en-starfa-is-verb-HOHGnaBv Categories (other): Icelandic terms with collocations, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic terms suffixed with -a (denominal), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Work Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Icelandic terms suffixed with -a (denominal): 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 27 37 Disambiguation of Work: 74 18 9
  2. to work for a living, to be employed Tags: weak Synonyms: gera
    Sense id: en-starfa-is-verb-7l-gDrAX Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic terms suffixed with -a (denominal), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Icelandic terms suffixed with -a (denominal): 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 27 37
  3. to function Tags: weak Synonyms: virka, fúnkera
    Sense id: en-starfa-is-verb-WDfh3dda Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic terms suffixed with -a (denominal), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Icelandic terms suffixed with -a (denominal): 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 27 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: starf (english: work) [neuter], starfandi (english: working, professionally active), stirfinn (english: grumpy), stjarfi (english: stiffness, tetanus) [masculine], stjarfur (english: stiff)

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "*sterbaną",
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      "form": "starfaði",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "starfað",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "starfaður",
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        "singular"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "starfaða",
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      "form": "störfuðum",
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      "form": "starfaðri",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "störfuðu",
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    {
      "form": "störfuðum",
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      "form": "starfaðs",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "starfaðrar",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "starfaðra",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "starfaðra",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "starfaðra",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "starfaði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "starfaða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "starfaða",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "störfuðu",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "starfaða",
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      "form": "störfuðu",
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      "form": "starfaða",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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      "form": "störfuðu",
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      "form": "starfaða",
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      "form": "störfuðu",
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      "form": "starfaða",
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        "neuter",
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      "form": "störfuðu",
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        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "störfuðu",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "störfuðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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      "form": "starfaða",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "form": "störfuðu",
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      "form": "starfaða",
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        "genitive",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "störfuðu",
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      "form": "störfuðu",
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        "genitive",
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        "11": "",
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        "5": "third-person singular past indicative",
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        "head": ""
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "work",
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "translation": "work",
      "word": "starf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "working, professionally active",
      "translation": "working, professionally active",
      "word": "starfandi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "grumpy",
      "translation": "grumpy",
      "word": "stirfinn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "stiffness, tetanus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "stiffness, tetanus",
      "word": "stjarfi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "translation": "stiff",
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  ],
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          "_dis": "32 36 32",
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          "_dis": "32 36 32",
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              0,
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              0,
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          "english": "to work as",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "starfa sem",
          "translation": "to work as",
          "type": "example"
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        {
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              19
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          "english": "She started working in Reykjavík.",
          "text": "Hún fór að starfa í Reykjavík.",
          "translation": "She started working in Reykjavík.",
          "type": "example"
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              19
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          "english": "She had only worked for a year and a half.",
          "text": "Hún hafði aðeins starfað í eitt og hálft ár.",
          "translation": "She had only worked for a year and a half.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to work"
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          "word": "vinna"
        }
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        {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "english": "What do you do for a living?",
          "text": "Hvað starfar þú?",
          "translation": "What do you do for a living?",
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        {
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              64
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          "english": "If you weren't a teacher, what would you want to do for a living?",
          "text": "Ef þú værir ekki kennari, við hvað myndir þú þá vilja starfa?",
          "translation": "If you weren't a teacher, what would you want to do for a living?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to work for a living, to be employed"
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      "id": "en-starfa-is-verb-7l-gDrAX",
      "links": [
        [
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          "employed"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gera"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "weak"
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    },
    {
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          "_dis": "32 36 32",
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          "_dis": "32 36 32",
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          "english": "Heart failure is a condition where the heart muscle does not function normally.",
          "text": "Hjartabilun er ástand þar sem hjartavöðvinn starfar ekki eðlilega.",
          "translation": "Heart failure is a condition where the heart muscle does not function normally.",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to function"
      ],
      "id": "en-starfa-is-verb-WDfh3dda",
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        [
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          "function"
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        {
          "word": "virka"
        },
        {
          "word": "fúnkera"
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstarva/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-arva"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
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      "translation": "work",
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      "english": "working, professionally active",
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      "english": "stiffness, tetanus",
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          "english": "She started working in Reykjavík.",
          "text": "Hún fór að starfa í Reykjavík.",
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          "text": "Hvað starfar þú?",
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          "english": "If you weren't a teacher, what would you want to do for a living?",
          "text": "Ef þú værir ekki kennari, við hvað myndir þú þá vilja starfa?",
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          "english": "Heart failure is a condition where the heart muscle does not function normally.",
          "text": "Hjartabilun er ástand þar sem hjartavöðvinn starfar ekki eðlilega.",
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}

Download raw JSONL data for starfa meaning in All languages combined (9.4kB)

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