torsk
English
Etymology
Swedish torsk
Noun
torsk (plural torsks)
- An edible fish, Brosme brosme.
- Synonym: cusk
Anagrams
- Korts, skort, stork
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse þorskr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔːrsk/, [tˢɒːsɡ̊]
Noun
torsk c (singular definite torsken, plural indefinite torsk)
- cod, codfish
- (derogatory) ass, fool
Inflection
Declension of torsk
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | torsk | torsken | torsk | torskene |
| genitive | torsks | torskens | torsks | torskenes |
Norwegian Bokmål
torsk
Etymology
From Old Norse þorskr, þoskr.
Noun
torsk m (definite singular torsken, indefinite plural torsker, definite plural torskene)
- a cod
References
- “torsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse þorskr, þoskr.
Noun
torsk m (definite singular torsken, indefinite plural torskar, definite plural torskane)
- a cod
References
- “torsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þorsker, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.
Pronunciation
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Noun
torsk c
- a cod
- (slang) a person who visits prostitutes; a john
- (medicine) candidiasis, a fungal infection
Declension
| Declension of torsk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | torsk | torsken | torskar | torskarna |
| Genitive | torsks | torskens | torskars | torskarnas |
Related terms
- soppatorsk
- torska
- torskbestånd
- torskfilé
- torskfisk
- torskfiske
- torskkrig
- torskkvot
- torskleverolja
- torskpilkning
- torskrom
- torskrygg
References
- torsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)