åska
See also: aska
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Early Modern Swedish åsekia, åskja (cf. dial. åseka), from Old Swedish āsikkia (nom.), āsækyu (obl.), from Old Norse *áseykja.
Noun
editåska c
- lightning (discharge of atmospheric electricity)
- thunder (the sound caused by lightning)
- Synonym: (dated or poetic) tordön
Usage notes
editDeclension
editDeclension of åska | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | åska | åskan | — | — |
Genitive | åskas | åskans | — | — |
Derived terms
editSee also
editVerb
editåska (present åskar, preterite åskade, supine åskat, imperative åska)
- (impersonal, intransitive) to thunder
Conjugation
editConjugation of åska (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | åska | — | ||
Supine | åskat | — | ||
Imperative | åska | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | åsken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | åskar | åskade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | åska | åskade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | åske | åskade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | åskande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |