kask

kask

See also: Kask, käsk, and käsk-

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaski (“swidden”), possibly an old loan from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Noun

kask (genitive kase, partitive kaske)

1. birch

Declension

Declension of kask (type külm)

	singular	plural
nominative	kask	kased
genitive	kase	kaskede
partitive	kaske	kaski / kaskesid
illative	kaske / kasesse	kaskedesse / kasisse
inessive	kases	kaskedes / kasis
elative	kasest	kaskedest / kasist
allative	kasele	kaskedele / kasile
adessive	kasel	kaskedel / kasil
ablative	kaselt	kaskedelt / kasilt
translative	kaseks	kaskedeks / kasiks
terminative	kaseni	kaskedeni
essive	kasena	kaskedena
abessive	kaseta	kaskedeta
comitative	kasega	kaskedega

Synonyms

• kõiv

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Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaski.

Noun

kask

1. burnt field

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• karsk

Etymology

From Old Norse karskr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kask/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ask
• Hyphenation: kask

Noun

kask m (definite singular kasken, indefinite plural kasker, definite plural kaskene)

1. Alternative spelling of karsk

References

• “kask” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• kaks, sakk, skak

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Polish

kask

Etymology

Borrowed from French casque, from Spanish casco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kask/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ask
• Syllabification: kask

Noun

kask m inan

1. helmet (protective head covering)

Declension

Declension of kask

	singular	plural
nominative	kask	kaski
genitive	kasku	kasków
dative	kaskowi	kaskom
accusative	kask	kaski
instrumental	kaskiem	kaskami
locative	kasku	kaskach
vocative	kasku	kaski

Further reading

• kask in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kask in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swedish

Etymology 1

Possibly from karsk (“plucky”).

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål karsk.

Noun

kask c

1. (usually in compounds) coffee spiked with brännvin or brandy

Declension

Declension of kask
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kask	kasken	kaskar	kaskarna
Genitive	kasks	kaskens	kaskars	kaskarnas

Derived terms

• kaffekask

Etymology 2

Compare English casque and French casque. Ultimately from Spanish and Italian casco.

Noun

kask c

1. (chiefly historical) a protective helmet, generally brimmed in the front and back and spiked or crested
2. a protective helmet worn by police officers or firefighters

Declension

Declension of kask
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kask	kasken	kaskar	kaskarna
Genitive	kasks	kaskens	kaskars	kaskarnas

References

• kask in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kask in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kask in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French casque.

Noun

kask (definite accusative kaskı, plural kasklar)

1. helmet

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Võro

Alternative forms

• kasuk

Etymology

From earlier kasuk, an old borrowing from Russian кожух (kožux). Estonian kasukas, Finnish kasukka and Livonian kǭ'skõ have the same origin.

Noun

kask (genitive kaska, partitive kaskat)

1. coat (clothing)

Inflection

Inflection of kask

	singular	plural
nominative	kask	kaskaq
accusative	kaska	kaskaq
genitive	kaska	kaskidõ
partitive	kaskat	kaskit
illative	kaskahe	kaskihe
inessive	kaskan kaskahn	kaskin kaskihn
elative	kaskast	kaskist
allative	kaskalõ	kaskilõ
adessive	kaskal	kaskil
ablative	kaskalt	kaskilt
translative	kaskas	kaskis
terminative	kaskaniq	kaskiniq
abessive	kaskaldaq	kaskildaq
comitative	kaskagaq	kaskidõgaq