maska

See also: maską

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian маска (maska).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mas‧ka

Noun

maska

1. mask

Declension

Declension of maska

	singular	plural
nominative	maska	maskalar
genitive	maskanıñ	maskalarnıñ
dative	maskağa	maskalarğa
accusative	maskanı	maskalarnı
locative	maskada	maskalarda
ablative	maskadan	maskalardan

Derived terms

• maskalamaq
• maskalanmaq

References

• “maska”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaska]

Noun

maska f

1. mask (cover for the face)

   lidé v maskách ― people in masks

Declension

Declension of maska (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	maska	masky
genitive	masky	masek
dative	masce	maskám
accusative	masku	masky
vocative	masko	masky
locative	masce	maskách
instrumental	maskou	maskami

Derived terms

• posmrtná maska f

Related terms

• maskáče
• maskér
• maskérka
• maskérna
• maskovat

Further reading

• “maska”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “maska”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “maska”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• masken

Noun

maska m or f

1. definite feminine singular of maske

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• masken m or f

Noun

maska f

1. definite singular of maske (Etymology 1)

Noun

maska m or f

1. definite feminine singular of maske (Etymology 2)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French masque, from Italian maschera, from Medieval Latin masca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmas.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: mas‧ka

Noun

maska f (diminutive maseczka)

1. mask (cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection)
2. bonnet, hood (cover over the engine of a motor car)

Declension

Declension of maska

	singular	plural
nominative	maska	maski
genitive	maski	masek
dative	masce	maskom
accusative	maskę	maski
instrumental	maską	maskami
locative	masce	maskach
vocative	masko	maski

Derived terms

adjective

• maskowy

verb

• maskować

Related terms

noun

• maskowanie

verbs

• zamaskować
• zamaskowywać

Further reading

• maska in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• maska in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

màska f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀ска)

1. mask

Declension

Declension of maska

	singular	plural
nominative	màska	maske
genitive	maske	mȁskī / mȁsākā / máskā
dative	masci / maski	maskama
accusative	masku	maske
vocative	masko	maske
locative	masci / maski	maskama
instrumental	maskom	maskama

Swedish

maskor (sense 1)

Redacted documents. (sense 5)

Worm-baited hook. (sense 6)

Etymology

From Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun, from Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgo-.

Noun

maska c

2. a stitch, a mesh (space enclosed by threads)

Declension

Declension of maska

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	maska	maskas
	definite	maskan	maskans
plural	indefinite	maskor	maskors
	definite	maskorna	maskornas

Verb

maska (present maskar, preterite maskade, supine maskat, imperative maska)

1. to deliberately work slowly (sometimes as a form of protest); to stall, to shirk, to engage in go-slow
2. (sports) to try to slow the game (while being in the lead in a time-limited competition)
3. (card games) to finesse
4. to mask (cover or shield, e.g. when painting)
6. to redact, black out, censor or otherwise make a text illegible
   • 2025 May 18, Jens Larsson, “Polisen i konflikt med Djurgården och Hammarby”, in SVT Nyheter‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 May 2025:

     Djurgården och Hammarby är de enda allsvenska klubbarna som maskat säkerhetsplan och riskbedömning runt hemmamatcher för polisen.

     Djurgården and Hammarby are the only Allsvenskan clubs [highest level Swedish football league] that have redacted their security plans and risk assessments for home matches before submitting them to the police.

8. (fishing) to bait (a fishing hook or fishing line or the like) with a worm

Conjugation

Conjugation of maska (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	maska		maskas
supine	maskat		maskats
imperative	maska		—
imper. plural1	masken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	maskar	maskade	maskas	maskades
ind. plural1	maska	maskade	maskas	maskades
subjunctive2	maske	maskade	maskes	maskades
present participle		maskande
past participle		maskad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

(to redact):

• helmaska

See also

• mask (“worm”)

References

• maska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• maska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• maska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• makas, smaka