måske

Danish

Etymology

From må (“may, might”) +‎ ske (“happen”), after Middle Low German machschēn (“mayhap”). Compare with Norwegian kanskje and Swedish kanske. Compare also English mayhap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔskeː/, [mɔˈsɡ̊eːˀ], IPA^(key): /moskeː/, [moˈsɡ̊eːˀ], IPA^(key): /mɔske/, [ˌmɔsɡ̊e] or IPA^(key): /mɔske/, [ˌmɔsɡ̊e]

Adverb

måske

1. perhaps, possibly, maybe

Synonyms

• muligvis
• (dated) kanske