Contionary:aska

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Niemish

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Gothic azgō.

Noun

àska n.f. N-stem

  1. (uncountable) ash
  2. (pl. only) human (or animal) remains after cremation

Declension

declension of àska (f-Nh declension)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative àska àskyna àskos àskynos
genitive àskos àskynos àskyna àskysa
dative àską àskyse àskę àskynę

Siwa

Pronunciation

Conjunction

aska

  1. (with elative/genitive) because
    Atuįukkate aska gakata, õsi huami mỉskodi.
    I no longer want to eat beaver meat because it made me sick.

Usage notes

  • It usually implies that the speaker has negative feelings on one or both clauses.

Valthungian

Etymology

From Old Valthungian aska, cf. Gothic *aska, from Proto-Germanic *askō.

Pronunciation

(Valthungian) IPA: /ˈɑsk.ɑ/

Noun

aska st.f.ō

  1. ash (tree), Fraxinus spp.
    aska grōgiþ inþátma walða rikun.
    The ash grows in the dark forest.
  2. name of the letter A.

Inflection

Strong Feminine ō-Stem Noun: aska ‘{{{2}}}’
n.st.f.ō Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative
Singular aska askis aska aska
Plural askas askaro askam askas