taska
See also: taška and táska
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse taska, from Proto-Germanic *taskǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰaska/
- Rhymes: -aska
Noun
taska f (genitive singular tasku, plural taskur)
- bag
Declension
| Declension of taska | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | taska | taskan | taskur | taskurnar |
| accusative | tasku | taskuna | taskur | taskurnar |
| dative | tasku | taskuni | taskum | taskunum |
| genitive | tasku | taskunnar | taska | taskanna |
Anagrams
- kasta
- skata
Hausa
Etymology
From a Berber language; compare Northern Saharan Berber tazeqqa. A Tuareg origin is geographically more plausible, but no phonologically matching term is attested, and it would be unusual for a settled people to borrow a term related to settled life from nomads.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tás.kàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tás.kàː]
Noun
taskā̀ f (plural taskōkī, possessed form taskàr̃)
- personal room of the head of the household
- storeroom
- safe, strongbox
References
- Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, ISSN 1618-1425
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse taska, from Proto-Germanic *taskǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰaska/ (
)listen (file) - Rhymes: -aska
Noun
taska f (genitive singular tösku, nominative plural töskur)
- bag, case
Declension
declension of taska
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | taska | taskan | töskur | töskurnar |
| accusative | tösku | töskuna | töskur | töskurnar |
| dative | tösku | töskunni | töskum | töskunum |
| genitive | tösku | töskunnar | taska/taskna | taskanna/tasknanna |
Hypernyms
- geymsla, hirsla
Derived terms
- ferðataska
- handtaska
Anagrams
- kasta
- skata
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
tasa + -ka
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaska/
Noun
taska f
- Diminutive of tasa
Declension
Declension of taska
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taska | tasce | taski |
| Genitive | taski | taskowu | taskow |
| Dative | tasce | taskoma | taskam |
| Accusative | tasku | tasce | taski |
| Instrumental | tasku | taskoma | taskami |
| Locative | tasce | taskoma | taskach |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *taskǭ.
Noun
taska f (genitive tǫsku, plural tǫskur)
- bag, sack
- tǫskur tvær fullar með gull ok silfr
Declension
Declension of taska (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | taska | taskan | tǫskur | tǫskurnar |
| accusative | tǫsku | tǫskuna | tǫskur | tǫskurnar |
| dative | tǫsku | tǫskunni | tǫskum | tǫskunum |
| genitive | tǫsku | tǫskunnar | taskna | tasknanna |
Derived terms
- tǫskuþjófr
Descendants
- Danish: taske
- Faroese: taska
- Icelandic: taska
- Norwegian (Nynorsk): taske
- Norwegian (Bokmål): taske
- Swedish: task
References
- “taska”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Entry "taska" on page 433 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).