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Noun [Icelandic]

IPA: /ˈvɪfta/
Rhymes: -ɪfta Etymology: 17th century danish borrowing Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} vifta f (genitive singular viftu, nominative plural viftur) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f}} Forms: viftu [genitive, singular], viftur [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], vifta [indefinite, nominative, singular], viftan [definite, nominative, singular], viftur [indefinite, nominative, plural], vifturnar [definite, nominative, plural], viftu [accusative, indefinite, singular], viftuna [accusative, definite, singular], viftur [accusative, indefinite, plural], vifturnar [accusative, definite, plural], viftu [dative, indefinite, singular], viftunni [dative, definite, singular], viftum [dative, indefinite, plural], viftunum [dative, definite, plural], viftu [genitive, indefinite, singular], viftunnar [definite, genitive, singular], vifta [genitive, indefinite, plural], viftanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. fan (handheld device) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vifta-is-noun-I1J5epOI Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
  2. fan (electrical device) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vifta-is-noun-vmQR1E7B Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: viften [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|nb|noun form|g=m|g2=f}} vifta m or f
  1. definite feminine singular of vifte Tags: definite, feminine, form-of, masculine, singular Form of: vifte
    Sense id: en-vifta-nb-noun-WaJo31dz Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 8 44 4 3 3 4 15 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 46 3 3 2 4 18 8 3

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²ʋɪftɑ/
Etymology: From the verb in Etymology 1. Head templates: {{head|nn|noun form|g=f}} vifta f
  1. definite singular of vifte Tags: definite, feminine, form-of, singular Form of: vifte
    Sense id: en-vifta-nn-noun-Gq8AsEHw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²ʋɪftɑ/ Forms: viftar [present], vifta [past], vifta [participle, past], viftast [infinitive, passive], viftande [participle, present], vifta [imperative], vift [imperative], vifte [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse veifa. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|veifa}} Old Norse veifa
  1. (transitive) to fan Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-vifta-nn-verb-VqxM41XP
  2. (intransitive) to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-vifta-nn-verb-VmerRHxc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|viftar|preterite|viftade|supine|viftat|imperative|vifta|head=}} vifta (present viftar, preterite viftade, supine viftat, imperative vifta) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|nop=1|nopp=1}} Forms: viftar [present], viftade [preterite], viftat [supine], vifta [imperative], no-table-tags [table-tags], vifta [active, infinitive], - [infinitive, passive], viftat [active, supine], - [passive, supine], vifta [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], viften [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive], viftar [active, indicative, present], viftade [active, indicative, past], - [indicative, passive, present], - [indicative, passive, past], vifta [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present], viftade [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past], vifte [active, dated, present, subjunctive], viftade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], - [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], - [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], viftande [active, participle, past, present], - [active, participle, past]
  1. (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)
    (with på or (less common) med) to wag (a tail)
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-vifta-sv-verb-CycxluUd
  2. (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)
    (with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)) to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-vifta-sv-verb-djxKMULk Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 16 55 21 8
  3. (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)
    (with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”), figuratively) to brush off (criticism or the like)
    Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-vifta-sv-verb-JIkfEGME
  4. (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-vifta-sv-verb-ZmwWhKuz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stjärt (english: tail, of certain animals), svans (english: tail, of certain animals)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_text": "17th century danish borrowing",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viftu",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftur",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feminine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifturnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftuna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifturnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftunni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftunnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "vifta f (genitive singular viftu, nominative plural viftur)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fan (handheld device)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-is-noun-I1J5epOI",
      "links": [
        [
          "fan",
          "fan"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fan (electrical device)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-is-noun-vmQR1E7B",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɪfta/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪfta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viften",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "vifta m or f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 44 4 3 3 4 15 9 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 46 3 3 2 4 18 8 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "vifte"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "definite feminine singular of vifte"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-nb-noun-WaJo31dz",
      "links": [
        [
          "vifte",
          "vifte#Norwegian_Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "veifa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse veifa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse veifa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viftar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftast",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftande",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vift",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to fan"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-nn-verb-VqxM41XP",
      "links": [
        [
          "fan",
          "fan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to fan"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-nn-verb-VmerRHxc",
      "links": [
        [
          "blow",
          "blow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²ʋɪftɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From the verb in Etymology 1.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "vifta f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "vifte"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "definite singular of vifte"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-nn-noun-Gq8AsEHw",
      "links": [
        [
          "vifte",
          "vifte#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²ʋɪftɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viftar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftade",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftat",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftat",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viften",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "vifta",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "viftar",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "viftade",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "viftat",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vifta (present viftar, preterite viftade, supine viftat, imperative vifta)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "nop": "1",
        "nopp": "1"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "tail, of certain animals",
      "word": "stjärt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "tail, of certain animals",
      "word": "svans"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a happy dog wags its tail",
          "text": "en glad hund viftar på svansen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "to wag (a tail)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-sv-verb-CycxluUd",
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ],
        [
          "wag",
          "wag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with på or (less common) med) to wag (a tail)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with på or (less common) med",
        "with med or (less common) på"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 55 21 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-sv-verb-djxKMULk",
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ],
        [
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        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'imper. plural'",
  "path": [
    "vifta"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "vifta",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ind. plural'",
  "path": [
    "vifta"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "vifta",
  "trace": ""
}

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