blaska
Swedish
Etymology 1
Likely onomatopoeic. Compare plaska. Attested since 1886.
Verb
blaska (present blaskar, preterite blaskade, supine blaskat, imperative blaska)
- splash
- (Finland, reflexive, informal) make a fool of oneself
Conjugation
Conjugation of blaska (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | blaska | blaskas | ||
| Supine | blaskat | blaskats | ||
| Imperative | blaska | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | blasken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | blaskar | blaskade | blaskas | blaskades |
| Ind. plural1 | blaska | blaskade | blaskas | blaskades |
| Subjunctive2 | blaske | blaskade | blaskes | blaskades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | blaskande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Etymology 2
Possibly from the first etymology, likely with connection to blad. Attested since 1934.
Noun
blaska c
- (informal, derogatory) rag (low-quality newspaper)
Declension
| Declension of blaska | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | blaska | blaskan | blaskor | blaskorna |
| Genitive | blaskas | blaskans | blaskors | blaskornas |
Derived terms
- kvällsblaska
References
- blaska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- blaska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- blaska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- blaska in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)