asni

See also: ásni

Faroese

Alternative forms

• ásin, esil

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin asinus

Old French asnebor.

Old Norse asni

Faroese asni

Inherited from Old Norse asni, borrowed from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasnɪ/

  Rhymes: -asnɪ

Noun

asni m (genitive singular asna, plural asnar)

1. donkey, ass

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asni	asnin	asnar	asnarnir
accusative	asna	asnan	asnar	asnarnar
dative	asna	asnanum	asnum	asnunum
genitive	asna	asnans	asna	asnanna

Anagrams

• ansi
• sina

Icelandic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin asinus

Old French asnebor.

Old Norse asni

Icelandic asni

Inherited from Old Norse asni, borrowed from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈastnɪ/

  Rhymes: -astnɪ

Noun

asni m (genitive singular asna, nominative plural asnar)

1. donkey, ass
2. stupid person, jerk, ass

Declension

Declension of asni (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asni	asninn	asnar	asnarnir
accusative	asna	asnann	asna	asnana
dative	asna	asnanum	ösnum	ösnunum
genitive	asna	asnans	asna	asnanna

Derived terms

• grasasni

Anagrams

• ansi
• sina

Ido

Noun

asni

1. plural of asno

Latvian

Noun

asni m

1. nominative/vocative plural of asns

Old Norse

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin asinus

Old French asnebor.

Old Norse asni

Borrowed from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Noun

asni m

1. ass, donkey

Declension

Declension of asni (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asni	asninn	asnar	asnarnir
accusative	asna	asnann	asna	asnana
dative	asna	asnanum	ǫsnum	ǫsnunum
genitive	asna	asnans	asna	asnanna

Coordinate terms

• asna f (“she-ass”)

Descendants

• Faroese: asni
• Icelandic: asni
• Elfdalian: åsn
• Norwegian: asen
  • → Northern Sami: ásen
• Old Swedish: asne, asni
  • Swedish: åsna
  • → Finnish: aasi
• Old Danish: asnæ
  • Danish: asen

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “asni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive