orsak

See also: Orsak

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

orsak

1. imperative of orsake

Etymology 2

Noun

orsak f (definite singular orsaki, indefinite plural orsaker or orsakir, definite plural orsakerne or orsakine)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of årsak

Swedish

Etymology

Old Swedish ursak, a compound of ur- and sak (“legal dispute”), in other words "origin of the legal matter". Borrowed from Middle Low German orsake. Compare Danish årsag, Norwegian årsak, Dutch oorzaak, and German Ursache.

Pronunciation

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Noun

orsak c

1. cause

Declension

Declension of orsak

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	orsak	orsaks
	definite	orsaken	orsakens
plural	indefinite	orsaker	orsakers
	definite	orsakerna	orsakernas

Synonyms

• grund c

Related terms

• ingen orsak

References

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

Anagrams

• Oskar