askare

askare

Finnish

FWOTD – 22 November 2016

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Alternative forms

• askar

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: as‧ka‧re
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑskɑreˣ/, [ˈɑs̠kɑre̞(ʔ)]

Noun

askare

1. a chore (daily routine task), normally used in plural (askaret or askareet)
   • 1849 Kalevala, Yhdeskolmatta runo 21:1-4: (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg)

     Tuop' on Pohjolan emäntä, Sariolan vaimo vanha, / oli ulkona olija, / askareillansa asuja.

     There the mistress of Pohjola, / The old wife of Sedgeland waited. / She was busy out-of-doors / Tending to her household chores.

   • 1870, Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä: Kahdestoista luku (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola) :

     Ja loppui työ ja raataminen ulkona, jossa kaikki jo lepäsi kinosten alla, mutta pirtissä jo alkoi askare toinen, askare aapiskirjan kanssa tuolla pöydän ääressä.

     Work and toll outdoors were over, and everything was already resting under the snow, but a new labor began in the cabin: toil at the table with the ABC book.

Declension

Declension of askare (type askel) singular plural nominative askare askar askaret askareet genitive askaren askareen askarien askarten askareiden askareitten partitive askarta askaretta askaria askareita accusative askare askaren askareen askaret inessive askaressa askareessa askarissa askareissa elative askaresta askareesta askarista askareista illative askareen askareeseen askariin askareisiin adessive askarella askareella askarilla askareilla ablative askarelta askareelta askarilta askareilta allative askarelle askareelle askarille askareille essive askarena askareena askarina askareina translative askareksi askareeksi askariksi askareiksi instructive – askarin askarein abessive askaretta askareetta askaritta askareitta comitative – askarineen askareineen

Derived terms

• askarrella
• askartelu

Anagrams

• karsea, sarake