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, saké, akes, seak, Kase, kesa, sake, Seka, keas

Basque

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as̺ke/ [as̺.ke]
• Rhymes: -as̺ke, -e
• Hyphenation: as‧ke

Adjective

aske (comparative askeago, superlative askeen, excessive askeegi)

1. free, independent
2. (mathematics) independent

Declension

Declension of aske (adjective V-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		aske	askea	askeak	askeok
ergative		askek	askeak	askeek	askeok
dative		askeri	askeari	askeei	askeoi
genitive		askeren	askearen	askeen	askeon
comitative		askerekin	askearekin	askeekin	askeokin
causative		askerengatik	askearengatik	askeengatik	askeongatik
benefactive		askerentzat	askearentzat	askeentzat	askeontzat
instrumental		askez	askeaz	askeez	askeotaz
innesive	anim.	askerengan	askearengan	askeengan	askeongan
	inan.	asketan	askean	askeetan	askeotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	asketako	askeko	askeetako	askeotako
allative	anim.	askerengana	askearengana	askeengana	askeongana
	inan.	asketara	askera	askeetara	askeotara
terminative	anim.	askerenganaino	askearenganaino	askeenganaino	askeonganaino
	inan.	asketaraino	askeraino	askeetaraino	askeotaraino
directive	anim.	askerenganantz	askearenganantz	askeenganantz	askeonganantz
	inan.	asketarantz	askerantz	askeetarantz	askeotarantz
destinative	anim.	askerenganako	askearenganako	askeenganako	askeonganako
	inan.	asketarako	askerako	askeetarako	askeotarako
ablative	anim.	askerengandik	askearengandik	askeengandik	askeongandik
	inan.	asketatik	asketik	askeetatik	askeotatik
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] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “aske”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish askæ, from Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄσβολος (ásbolos).

Noun

aske c (singular definite asken, not used in plural form)

1. (uncountable) ash (solid remains of a fire)

Declension

Declension of aske

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	aske	asken
genitive	askes	askens

Derived terms

• askebæger
• askeregn
• askefarvet
• askelag
• flyveaske
• askeonsdag
• askeblond

Verb

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

1. to ash (to knock the ash off a lit cigarette, cigar, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of aske

active passive present asker askes past askede askedes infinitive aske askes imperative ask — participle present askende past asket (auxiliary verb have) gerund asken

Etymology 2

See ask

Noun

aske c

1. indefinite plural of ask

References

• “aske” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “aske” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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, ascre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈask(ə)/

Noun

aske

1. A newt or lizard.

Synonyms

• newte
• evete

Descendants

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

References

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

Etymology 2

Noun

aske

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

Etymology 3

Verb

aske

1. alternative form of asken (“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