åska

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Early Modern Swedish åsekia, åskja (cf. dial. åseka), from Old Swedish āsikkia (nom.), āsækyu (obl.), from Old Norse *áseykja.

Noun

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åska c

  1. lightning (discharge of atmospheric electricity)
  2. thunder (the sound caused by lightning)
    Synonym: (dated or poetic) tordön

Usage notes

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  • Usually uncountable. The plural forms åskor and åskorna occur in poetic language, but are rare.

Declension

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Declension of åska 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative åska åskan
Genitive åskas åskans

Derived terms

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Verb

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åska (present åskar, preterite åskade, supine åskat, imperative åska)

  1. (impersonal, intransitive) to thunder

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