ask

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Scientific names 2.3.2 Inflection 3 Norwegian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Scientific names 4 Swedish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Scientific names

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

(Northern form of) Old English āscian, from Proto-Germanic *aiskōjan. Cognate with German heischen, Danish æske, Russian искать (iskat').

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɑːsk/, SAMPA: /A:sk/
• (GenAm) IPA: /æsk/, SAMPA: /{sk/
• (US Regional Dialect) enPR: ăks
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɑːks

[edit] Verb

to ask (third-person singular simple present asks, present participle asking, simple past and past participle asked)

1. look for an answer to a question by speaking.
2. approach someone to do something.

[edit] Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
• Pronouncing ask as /æks/ is a common example of metathesis and a feature of some varieties of English, notably African American Vernacular English (AAVE).
• The action expressed by the verb ask can also be expressed by the noun-verb combination pose a question (confer the parallel in German between fragen and eine Frage stellen).

[edit] Derived terms

• ask after
• ask around
• ask for
• ask in
• ask out
• ask over
• ask round

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aks
• ska

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[edit] Danish

Wikipedia ^da

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃és-no-, *h₃és-i- (“‘ash’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ask/

[edit] Noun

ask c. (singular definite asken, plural indefinite aske)

1. (trees) common ash

[edit] Scientific names

• Fraxinus excelsior

[edit] Inflection

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse askr.

Inflection for ask	Singular		Plural
Common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ask	asken	asker	askene
Genitive	askens	askens	askers	askenes

[edit] Noun

ask

1. The European ash (tree)

[edit] Scientific names

• Fraxinus excelsior

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[edit] Swedish

Inflection for ask	Singular		Plural
Common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ask	asken	askar	askarna
Genitive	asks	askens	askars	askarnas

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

ask c.

1. the European ash (tree)
2. a small box

[edit] Scientific names

• Fraxinus excelsior