viska
See also: víska
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
viska f
Declension edit
Further reading edit
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz.
Verb edit
viska (third person singular past indicative viskaði, third person plural past indicative viskað, supine viskað)
- to wipe
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of viska (group v-30) | ||
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infinitive | viska | |
supine | viskað | |
participle (a6)1 | viskandi | viskaður |
present | past | |
first singular | viski | viskaði |
second singular | viskar | viskaði |
third singular | viskar | viskaði |
plural | viska | viskaðu |
imperative | ||
singular | viska! | |
plural | viskið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Icelandic edit
Alternative forms edit
- vizka (dated)
Etymology edit
From the Old Norse vizka, compare Icelandic vit.
Noun edit
viska f (genitive singular visku, no plural)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- óviska (foolishness)
- sérviska
- viskulega (wisely)
- viskulegur (wise)
- viskumaður (a wise man)
- viskutré (a tree of knowledge)
Verb edit
viska (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative viskaði, supine viskað)
- used in set phrases
Derived terms edit
- viska út (to erase, to wipe out)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
viska
- inflection of viske:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Related to Old Norse hvína (“to whistle, whizz”). Compare English whistle and whine.
Verb edit
viska (present viskar, preterite viskade, supine viskat, imperative viska)
- to whisper (to talk in a quiet voice)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of viska (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | viska | viskas | ||
Supine | viskat | viskats | ||
Imperative | viska | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | visken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | viskar | viskade | viskas | viskades |
Ind. plural1 | viska | viskade | viskas | viskades |
Subjunctive2 | viske | viskade | viskes | viskades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | viskande | |||
Past participle | viskad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Further reading edit
- viska in Svensk ordbok.