kask

See also: Kask, käsk, and käsk-

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaski (“swidden”), possibly an old loan from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Noun

kask (genitive kase, partitive kaske)

1. birch

Declension

Declension of kask (ÕS type 22i/külm, k-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kask	kased
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kase
genitive			kaskede
partitive		kaske	kaski kaskesid
illative		kaske kasesse	kaskedesse kasisse
inessive		kases	kaskedes kasis
elative		kasest	kaskedest kasist
allative		kasele	kaskedele kasile
adessive		kasel	kaskedel kasil
ablative		kaselt	kaskedelt kasilt
translative		kaseks	kaskedeks kasiks
terminative		kaseni	kaskedeni
essive		kasena	kaskedena
abessive		kaseta	kaskedeta
comitative		kasega	kaskedega

Synonyms

• kõiv

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaski.

Noun

kask

1. burnt field

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• karsk

Etymology

From Old Norse karskr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kask/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ask
• Hyphenation: kask

Noun

kask m (definite singular kasken, indefinite plural kasker, definite plural kaskene)

1. alternative spelling of karsk

References

• “kask” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• kaks, sakk, skak

Polish

kask

Etymology

Borrowed from French casque, from Spanish casco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkask/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ask
• Syllabification: kask

Noun

kask m inan

1. helmet (protective head covering)

Declension

Declension of kask

	singular	plural
nominative	kask	kaski
genitive	kasku	kasków
dative	kaskowi	kaskom
accusative	kask	kaski
instrumental	kaskiem	kaskami
locative	kasku	kaskach
vocative	kasku	kaski

Further reading

• kask in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kask in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology 1

Possibly from karsk (“plucky”).

Cognate with Norwegian karsk.

Noun

kask c

1. (usually in compounds) coffee spiked with brännvin or brandy

Declension

Declension of kask

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kask	kasks
	definite	kasken	kaskens
plural	indefinite	kaskar	kaskars
	definite	kaskarna	kaskarnas

Derived terms

• kaffekask

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French casque, from Spanish casco. Cognate of English casque, Italian casco.

Noun

kask c

1. (chiefly historical) a protective helmet, generally brimmed in the front and back and spiked or crested
2. a protective helmet worn by police officers or firefighters

Declension

Declension of kask

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kask	kasks
	definite	kasken	kaskens
plural	indefinite	kaskar	kaskars
	definite	kaskarna	kaskarnas

See also

• hjälm (“helmet”)
• mössa

References

• “kask”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kask”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “kask”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• kask in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French casque.

Noun

kask (definite accusative kaskı, plural kasklar)

1. helmet

Võro

Alternative forms

• kasuk

Etymology

From earlier kasuk, an old borrowing from Russian кожух (kožux). Estonian kasukas, Finnish kasukka and Livonian kǭ’skõ have the same origin.

Noun

kask (genitive kaska, partitive kaskat)

1. coat (clothing)

Inflection

Inflection of kask

	singular	plural
nominative	kask	kaskaq
accusative	kaska	kaskaq
genitive	kaska	kaskidõ
partitive	kaskat	kaskit
illative	kaskahe	kaskihe
inessive	kaskan kaskahn	kaskin kaskihn
elative	kaskast	kaskist
allative	kaskalõ	kaskilõ
adessive	kaskal	kaskil
ablative	kaskalt	kaskilt
translative	kaskas	kaskis
terminative	kaskaniq	kaskiniq
abessive	kaskaldaq	kaskildaq
comitative	kaskagaq	kaskidõgaq