asni
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See also: ásni
Faroese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse asni, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.
Pronunciation
Noun
asni m (genitive singular asna, plural asnar)
Declension
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | asni | asnin | asnar | asnarnir |
| accusative | asna | asnan | asnar | asnarnar |
| dative | asna | asnanum | asnum | asnunum |
| genitive | asna | asnans | asna | asnanna |
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse asni, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.
Pronunciation
Noun
asni m (genitive singular asna, nominative plural asnar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | asni | asninn | asnar | asnarnir |
| accusative | asna | asnann | asna | asnana |
| dative | asna | asnanum | ösnum | ösnunum |
| genitive | asna | asnans | asna | asnanna |
Derived terms
Anagrams
Ido
Noun
asni
Latvian
Noun
asni m
Old Norse
Etymology
From Old French asne, from Latin asinus.
Noun
asni m
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | asni | asninn | asnar | asnarnir |
| accusative | asna | asnann | asna | asnana |
| dative | asna | asnanum | ǫsnum | ǫsnunum |
| genitive | asna | asnans | asna | asnanna |
Coordinate terms
- asna f (“she-ass”)
Descendants
- Faroese: asni
- Icelandic: asni
- Elfdalian: åsn
- Norwegian: asen
- → Northern Sami: ásen
- Old Swedish: asne, asni
- Old Danish: asnæ
- Danish: asen
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “asni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive