äska

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish æskia (“to demand; to invite”), from Middle Low German eschen or Middle Low German eischen, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn. Cognate with English ask.

Verb

äska (present äskar, preterite äskade, supine äskat, imperative äska)

  1. (dated) request (in particular a certain amount of money)
Conjugation
Conjugation of äska (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive äska äskas
Supine äskat äskats
Imperative äska —
Imper. plural1 äsken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative äskar äskade äskas äskades
Ind. plural1 äska äskade äskas äskades
Subjunctive2 äske äskade äskes äskades
Participles
Present participle äskande
Past participle äskad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

From dialectal äska ("little box"), from ask (“box”), from Old Swedish asker, from Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

Noun

äska c

  1. box made out of heat-bent wood
A wooden äska.
Declension
Declension of äska 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative äska äskan äskor äskorna
Genitive äskas äskans äskors äskornas

References

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