vaska

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See also: väska and vaskā

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Adjective

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vaska (accusative singular vaskan, plural vaskaj, accusative plural vaskajn)

  1. Basque (of or pertaining to the Basque people)

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vaska, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wod- (water; wet).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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vaska (third person singular past indicative vaskaði, third person plural past indicative vaskaðu, supine vaskað)

  1. to wash

Conjugation

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Conjugation of vaska (group v-30)
infinitive vaska
supine vaskað
participle (a6)1 vaskandi vaskaður
present past
first singular vaski vaskaði
second singular vaskar vaskaði
third singular vaskar vaskaði
plural vaska vaskaðu
imperative
singular vaska!
plural vaskið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vaska, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wod- (water; wet).

Verb

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vaska

  1. to wash

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Noun

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vaska

  1. inflection of vaskur:
    1. indefinite accusative plural
    2. indefinite genitive plural

Latvian

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Noun

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vaska m

  1. genitive singular of vasks

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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vaska

  1. simple past of vaske
  2. past participle of vaske

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vaska.

Verb

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vaska (present tense vaskar, past tense vaska, past participle vaska, passive infinitive vaskast, present participle vaskande, imperative vaska/vask)

  1. to wash (something, someone, oneself (reflexive))

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Descendants

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  • Russenorsk: vaskom

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wod- (water; wet). Compare Old English wascan, Old Frisian waska, Old Saxon waskan, Old High German wascan, waskan.

Verb

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vaska (singular past indicative vaskaði, plural past indicative vǫskuðu, past participle vaskaðr)

  1. to wash

Descendants

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References

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  • vaska”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vaska, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wod- (water; wet).

Verb

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vaska (present vaskar, preterite vaskade, supine vaskat, imperative vaska)

  1. to wash
    Synonyms: tvätta, diska, rengöra, byka
  2. to separate gold from dirt and sand with a pan
    Har du någonsin vaskat guld?
    Have you ever washed gold?
  3. (informal) to get at valuable items or thoughts from an abundance of less interesting material
    Har du lyckats vaska fram något om den misstänkte?
    Have you been able to find something about the suspect (from all information available)?
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Etymology 2

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From vask (a sink) +‎ -a.

Verb

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vaska (present vaskar, preterite vaskade, supine vaskat, imperative vaska)

  1. (slang) to buy (expensive) champagne (at a restaurant) and pour it (or have it poured) down the drain (to flaunt wealth)
  2. (slang, by extension) to buy anything and deliberately destroy it (to flaunt wealth)
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See also
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  • stekare (member of the upper class with flashy lifestyle)

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