asker

See also: Asker

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæsk.ɚ/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːsk.ə/

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Etymology 1Edit

From ask +‎ -er.

NounEdit

asker (plural askers)

1. Someone who asks a question. [from 12th c.]

TranslationsEdit

person who asks a question

• Arabic: سَائِل‎‎ (sāʾil)
• Finnish: kysyjä (fi), kyselijä (fi)

• German: Fragender m, Fragende f, Fragesteller (de) m, Fragestellerin (de) f
• Portuguese: perguntador m

Etymology 2Edit

From ask (“newt”), with uncertain suffix.

NounEdit

asker (plural askers)

1. (England regional, Wales) A newt. [from 14th c.]
   • 2018, Sara Hudston, The Guardian, 21 April:

     Great crested newts, “askers”, used to be common in the Marshwood Vale.

AnagramsEdit

• Kaser, Kears, Rakes, akers, eskar, kesar, rakes, reaks, reask, saker, skare, skear

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Crimean TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic عَسْكَر‎ (ʿaskar, “army”).

NounEdit

asker

1. soldier; warrior

DeclensionEdit

Declension of asker

nominative	asker
genitive	askerniñ
dative	askerge
accusative	askerni
locative	askerde
ablative	askerden

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DanishEdit

NounEdit

asker c pl

1. plural indefinite of aske

VerbEdit

asker

1. present tense of aske

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

NounEdit

asker m pl

1. indefinite plural of ask

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Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

NounEdit

asker m

1. ash (tree)
2. wooden box

DeclensionEdit

Declension of asker (a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asker	askrin	aska(r)	askani(r), -ane(r)
accusative	ask	askin	aska	askana
dative	aski, -e	askinum, -enom	askum, -om	askumin, -omen
genitive	asks	asksins	aska	askanna

DescendantsEdit

• Swedish: ask

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TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ottoman Turkish عسكر‎ (asker), from Arabic عَسْكَر‎ (ʿaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر‎ (laškar, “army”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɑs.keɾ/

NounEdit

asker (definite accusative askeri, plural askerler)

1. soldier

DeclensionEdit

Inflection
Nominative	asker
Definite accusative	askeri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	asker	askerler
Definite accusative	askeri	askerleri
Dative	askere	askerlere
Locative	askerde	askerlerde
Ablative	askerden	askerlerden
Genitive	askerin	askerlerin
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular askerim askerlerim 2nd singular askerin askerlerin 3rd singular askeri askerleri 1st plural askerimiz askerlerimiz 2nd plural askeriniz askerleriniz 3rd plural askerleri askerleri

Derived termsEdit

• askerlik
• çocuk asker