"vekkja" meaning in All languages combined

See vekkja on Wiktionary

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²ʋɛçːɑ/ Forms: vekkjer [present], vekte [past], vekt [participle, past], vekkjast [infinitive, passive], vekkjande [participle, present], vekk [imperative], vekkje [alternative], vekka [alternative], vekke [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse vekja, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną. Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*weǵ-}}, {{inh|nn|non|vekja}} Old Norse vekja, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*wakjaną}} Proto-Germanic *wakjaną Head templates: {{nn-verb-2}} vekkja (present tense vekkjer, past tense vekte, past participle vekt, passive infinitive vekkjast, present participle vekkjande, imperative vekk)
  1. to awaken; wake up (cause to become awake)
    Sense id: en-vekkja-nn-verb-9N1BXAkl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 29 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 17 15
  2. to awaken (cause to become conscious)
    Sense id: en-vekkja-nn-verb-ypwPMMdU
  3. (figurative) to cause, create Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-vekkja-nn-verb-Z4hd514T

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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