åska
See also: aska
Swedish
Etymology
From Early Modern Swedish åsekia, åskja (cf. dial. åseka), from Old Swedish āsikkia (nom.), āsækyu (obl.), from Old Norse *áseykja.
Noun
åska c
- lightning (discharge of atmospheric electricity)
- thunder (the sound caused by lightning)
- Synonym: (dated or poetic) tordön
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of åska
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | åska | åskas |
definite | åskan | åskans | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Derived terms
Verb
åska (present åskar, preterite åskade, supine åskat, imperative åska)
- (impersonal, intransitive) to thunder
Conjugation
Conjugation of åska (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | åska | — | ||
Supine | åskat | — | ||
Imperative | åska | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | åsken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | åskar | åskade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | åska | åskade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | åske | åskade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | åskande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |