"virkja" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

IPA: /ˈvɪr̥ca/
Rhymes: -ɪr̥ca Etymology: From Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|virkja}} Old Norse virkja, {{der|is|gem-pro|*wirkijaną}} Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|virkjaði||{{{22}}}|supine|virkjað||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} virkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative virkjaði, supine virkjað) Forms: virkjaði [indicative, past, singular, third-person], virkjað [supine], no-table-tags [table-tags], virkjaður [masculine, nominative, singular], virkjuð [feminine, nominative, singular], virkjað [neuter, nominative, singular], virkjaðir [masculine, nominative, plural], virkjaðar [feminine, nominative, plural], virkjuð [neuter, nominative, plural], virkjaðan [accusative, masculine, singular], virkjaða [accusative, feminine, singular], virkjað [accusative, neuter, singular], virkjaða [accusative, masculine, plural], virkjaðar [accusative, feminine, plural], virkjuð [accusative, neuter, plural], virkjuðum [dative, masculine, singular], virkjaðri [dative, feminine, singular], virkjuðu [dative, neuter, singular], virkjuðum [dative, masculine, plural], virkjuðum [dative, feminine, plural], virkjuðum [dative, neuter, plural], virkjaðs [genitive, masculine, singular], virkjaðrar [feminine, genitive, singular], virkjaðs [genitive, neuter, singular], virkjaðra [genitive, masculine, plural], virkjaðra [feminine, genitive, plural], virkjaðra [genitive, neuter, plural], virkjaði [masculine, nominative, singular], virkjaða [feminine, nominative, singular], virkjaða [neuter, nominative, singular], virkjuðu [masculine, nominative, plural], virkjuðu [feminine, nominative, plural], virkjuðu [neuter, nominative, plural], virkjaða [accusative, masculine, singular], virkjuðu [accusative, feminine, singular], virkjaða [accusative, neuter, singular], virkjuðu [accusative, masculine, plural], virkjuðu [accusative, feminine, plural], virkjuðu [accusative, neuter, plural], virkjaða [dative, masculine, singular], virkjuðu [dative, feminine, singular], virkjaða [dative, neuter, singular], virkjuðu [dative, masculine, plural], virkjuðu [dative, feminine, plural], virkjuðu [dative, neuter, plural], virkjaða [genitive, masculine, singular], virkjuðu [feminine, genitive, singular], virkjaða [genitive, neuter, singular], virkjuðu [genitive, masculine, plural], virkjuðu [feminine, genitive, plural], virkjuðu [genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. to harness (power or energy), to exploit [with accusative] Tags: weak Derived forms: virkjun (english: harnessing; power station)
    Sense id: en-virkja-is-verb-VB5wWcd8 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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        "indicative",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "virkjað",
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        "supine"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
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        "singular"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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      "form": "virkjuðum",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "form": "virkjaðri",
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        "feminine",
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      "form": "virkjuðum",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "virkjuðum",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "virkjuðum",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "virkjaðs",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "virkjaðrar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "virkjaðs",
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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "virkjaði",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
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        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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      "form": "virkjaða",
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        "dative",
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      "form": "virkjuðu",
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        "dative",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
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    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
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    {
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      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "harnessing; power station",
          "word": "virkjun"
        }
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        "to harness (power or energy), to exploit"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɪr̥ca/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪr̥ca"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
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    {
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
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    {
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
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        "masculine",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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        "masculine",
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    },
    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "virkjaða",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "virkjuðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "10": "virkjað",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{33}}}",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "weak verb",
        "4": "",
        "5": "third-person singular past indicative",
        "6": "virkjaði",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{22}}}",
        "9": "supine",
        "cat2": "weak verbs",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "virkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative virkjaði, supine virkjað)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic verbs",
        "Icelandic weak verbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪr̥ca",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪr̥ca/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to harness (power or energy), to exploit"
      ],
      "info_templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "acc"
          },
          "expansion": "[with accusative]",
          "extra_data": {
            "tags": [
              "accusative"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harness",
          "harness"
        ],
        [
          "exploit",
          "exploit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to harness (power or energy), to exploit [with accusative]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɪr̥ca/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪr̥ca"
    }
  ],
  "word": "virkja"
}

Download raw JSONL data for virkja meaning in Icelandic (6.2kB)

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  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "virkja"
  ],
  "section": "Icelandic",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "virkja",
  "trace": "started on line 4, detected on line 4"
}

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  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "virkja"
  ],
  "section": "Icelandic",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "virkja",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 4"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "virkja"
  ],
  "section": "Icelandic",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "virkja",
  "trace": ""
}

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