maska
See also: maską
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaska]
Noun
maska f
- mask (cover for the face)
- lidé vmaskách ― people in masks
Declension
Declension of maska
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | maska | masky |
| genitive | masky | masek |
| dative | masce | maskám |
| accusative | masku | masky |
| vocative | masko | masky |
| locative | masce | maskách |
| instrumental | maskou | maskami |
Derived terms
- posmrtná maska f
Related terms
- maskáče
- maskér
- maskérka
- maskérna
- maskovat
Further reading
- maska in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- maska in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- masken
Noun
maska m or f
- definite feminine singular of maske
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- masken m or f
Noun
maska f
- definite singular of maske (Etymology 1)
maska m or f
- definite feminine singular of maske (Etymology 2)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French masque, from Italian maschera, from Medieval Latin masca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmas.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aska
- Syllabification: mas‧ka
Noun
maska f (diminutive maseczka)
- mask (cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection)
- bonnet, hood (cover over the engine of a motor car)
Declension
Declension of maska
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | maska | maski |
| genitive | maski | masek |
| dative | masce | maskom |
| accusative | maskę | maski |
| instrumental | maską | maskami |
| locative | masce | maskach |
| vocative | masko | maski |
Derived terms
adjective
- maskowy
verb
- maskować
Related terms
noun
- maskowanie
verbs
- zamaskować
- zamaskowywać
Further reading
- maska in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- maska in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
màska f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀ска)
- mask
Declension
Declension of maska
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | màska | maske |
| genitive | maske | mȁskī / mȁsākā / máskā |
| dative | masci / maski | maskama |
| accusative | masku | maske |
| vocative | masko | maske |
| locative | masci / maski | maskama |
| instrumental | maskom | maskama |
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun, from Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgo-.
Noun
maska c
- a stitch, a mesh (space enclosed by threads)
Declension
| Declension of maska | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | maska | maskan | maskor | maskorna |
| Genitive | maskas | maskans | maskors | maskornas |
Verb
maska (present maskar, preterite maskade, supine maskat, imperative maska)
- to deliberately work slowly (sometimes as a form of protest); to stall, to shirk, to engage in go-slow
- (sports) to try to slow the game (while being in the lead in a time-limited competition)
- (card games) to finesse
- to mask (cover or shield, e.g. when painting)
- (fishing) to bait (a fishing hook or fishing line or the like) with a worm
Conjugation
Conjugation of maska (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | maska | maskas | ||
| Supine | maskat | maskats | ||
| Imperative | maska | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | masken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | maskar | maskade | maskas | maskades |
| Ind. plural1 | maska | maskade | maskas | maskades |
| Subjunctive2 | maske | maskade | maskes | maskades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | maskande | |||
| Past participle | maskad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- mask (“worm”)
References
- maska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- maska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- maska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- makas, smaka