aska
See also: åska
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaska/
- Rhymes: -aska
Etymology 1
From Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.
Noun
aska f (genitive singular ösku, no plural)
- ashes, ash
- Aska hylur vígvöllinn eftir að sprengjurnar féllu.
- The battlefield is covered in ashes after the bombs had fallen.
- Aska hylur vígvöllinn eftir að sprengjurnar féllu.
Declension
declension of aska
| f-w1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | aska | askan |
| accusative | ösku | öskuna |
| dative | ösku | öskunni |
| genitive | ösku | öskunnar |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bölva í sand og ösku
- rísa upp úr öskunni
- sitja í sekk og ösku/setjast í sekk og ösku or leggjast í sekk og ösku/liggja í sekk og ösku
- skara ösku af eldi (=láta sverfa til stáls)
- úr öskunni í eldinn
Noun
aska
- indefinite accusative plural of askur
- indefinite genitive plural of askur
Anagrams
- saka
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- asken
Noun
aska m or f
- definite feminine singular of aske
Old High German
Noun
aska f
- Alternative spelling of asca
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *askǭ, whence also Old English æsce (English ash), Old Saxon aska (Middle Low German asche), Old High German asca (German Asche), Dutch as, West Frisian jiske, Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌲𐍉 (azgō).
Noun
aska f
- ashes, ash
Declension
Declension of aska (weak ōn-stem, singular only)
| feminine | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | aska | askan |
| accusative | ǫsku | ǫskuna |
| dative | ǫsku | ǫskunni |
| genitive | ǫsku | ǫskunnar |
Descendants
- Icelandic: aska
- Faroese: øska
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: aske
- Nynorsk: oske, oska
- Old Swedish: aska
- Swedish: aska
- Old Danish: askæ
- Danish: aske
References
- aska in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *askǭ, whence also Old English æsce, Old High German asca, Old Norse aska.
Noun
aska f
- ash (combustion residue)
Descendants
- Middle Low German: asche
- Low German: Asch
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.
Pronunciation
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Noun
aska c (uncountable)
- ashes, ash
Declension
| Declension of aska | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | aska | askan | — | — |
| Genitive | askas | askans | — | — |
Related terms
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- askmoln
- askonsdag
- säck och aska
- ur askan i elden
Verb
aska (present askar, preterite askade, supine askat, imperative aska)
- to ash, to remove ashes from a cigaret, smoking pipe, stove, or burner
- to coat or cover (goat cheese) with ash
Conjugation
Conjugation of aska (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | aska | askas |
| Present tense | askar | askas |
| Past tense | askade | askades |
| Supine | askat | askats |
| Imperative | aska | — |
| Present participle | askande | |
| Past participle | askad | |