aske

See also: Aske

English

Verb

aske (third-person singular simple present askes, present participle asking, simple past and past participle asked)

1. Obsolete spelling of ask

Anagrams

• KEAS, Kase, akes, keas, kesa, sake, saké, seak

Basque

Etymology

From the verb askatu (“to untie, to free, to liberate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as̺ke/, [as̺.ke̞]

Adjective

aske (comparative askeago, superlative askeen, excessive askeegi)

1. free, independent
2. (mathematics) independent

Declension

Declension of aske (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		aske	askea	askeak
ergative		askek	askeak	askeek
dative		askeri	askeari	askeei
genitive		askeren	askearen	askeen
comitative		askerekin	askearekin	askeekin
causative		askerengatik	askearengatik	askeengatik
benefactive		askerentzat	askearentzat	askeentzat
instrumental		askez	askeaz	askeez
inessive	anim.	askerengan	askearengan	askeengan
	inanim.	asketan	askean	askeetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	asketako	askeko	askeetako
allative	anim.	askerengana	askearengana	askeengana
	inanim.	asketara	askera	askeetara
terminative	anim.	askerenganaino	askearenganaino	askeenganaino
	inanim.	asketaraino	askeraino	askeetaraino
directive	anim.	askerenganantz	askearenganantz	askeenganantz
	inanim.	asketarantz	askerantz	askeetarantz
destinative	anim.	askerenganako	askearenganako	askeenganako
	inanim.	asketarako	askerako	askeetarako
ablative	anim.	askerengandik	askearengandik	askeengandik
	inanim.	asketatik	asketik	askeetatik
partitive		askerik	—	—
prolative		asketzat	—	—

Adverb

aske (comparative askeago, superlative askeen, excessive askeegi)

1. freely

Derived terms

• aske utzi
• askespen
• asketsi

 

Further reading

• "aske" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “aske” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish askæ, from Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.

Noun

aske c (singular definite asken, plural indefinite asker)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Inflection

Declension of aske

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aske	asken	asker	askerne
genitive	askes	askens	askers	askernes

Verb

aske (imperative ask, infinitive at aske, present tense asker, past tense askede, perfect tense har asket)

1. ash

Etymology 2

See ask

Noun

aske c

1. indefinite plural of ask

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔás.kèː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔás.cèː]

Verb

askḕ (grade 4)

1. to shave (usually the head)

Middle English

Etymology 1

From earlier *athske, from Old English *āþesce, metathetic form of āþexe.

Alternative forms

• arske

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈask(ə)/

Noun

aske

1. A newt or a reptile that resembles one.

Synonyms

• newte
• evete

Descendants

• English: ask, askard
• Scots: ask, esk, awsk

References

• “aske, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-26.

Etymology 2

Noun

aske

1. Alternative form of asshe (“burnt matter”)

Etymology 3

Verb

aske

1. Alternative form of axen (“to ask”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse aska.

Noun

aske m or f (definite singular aska or asken)

1. ash (or ashes) (powdery residue left after burning a substance)

Derived terms

• askebeger
• flygeaske

See also

• oske (Nynorsk)

References

• “aske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔskə/

Noun

aske n (plural askes)

1. Diminutive of as