taska

See also: taška and táska

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse taska, from Proto-Germanic *taskǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaska/
• Rhymes: -aska

Noun

taska f (genitive singular tasku, plural taskur)

1. bag

Declension

Declension of taska
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	taska	taskan	taskur	taskurnar
accusative	tasku	taskuna	taskur	taskurnar
dative	tasku	taskuni	taskum	taskunum
genitive	tasku	taskunnar	taska	taskanna

Anagrams

• kasta
• skata

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Hausa

Noun

taskā̀ f (plural taskōkī, possessed form taskàr̃)

1. Personal room of the head of the household.
2. safe, strongbox

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse taska, from Proto-Germanic *taskǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaska/ (

  listen:

  (file)

  )
• Rhymes: -aska

Noun

taska f (genitive singular tösku, nominative plural töskur)

1. bag, case

Declension

declension of taska

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	taska	taskan	töskur	töskurnar
accusative	tösku	töskuna	töskur	töskurnar
dative	tösku	töskunni	töskum	töskunum
genitive	tösku	töskunnar	taska/taskna	taskanna/tasknanna

Hypernyms

• geymsla, hirsla

Derived terms

• ferðataska
• handtaska

Anagrams

• kasta
• skata

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

tasa +‎ -ka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaska/

Noun

taska f ?

1. diminutive of tasa

Declension

Declension of taska

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	taska	tasce	taski
Genitive	taski	taskowu	taskow
Dative	tasce	taskoma	taskam
Accusative	tasku	tasce	taski
Instrumental	tasku	taskoma	taskami
Locative	tasce	taskoma	taskach

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taskǭ.

Noun

taska f (genitive tǫsku, plural tǫskur)

1. bag, sack
   • tǫskur tvær fullar með gull ok silfr

Declension

  Declension of taska (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	taska	taskan	tǫskur	tǫskurnar
accusative	tǫsku	tǫskuna	tǫskur	tǫskurnar
dative	tǫsku	tǫskunni	tǫskum	tǫskunum
genitive	tǫsku	tǫskunnar	taskna	tasknanna

Derived terms

• tǫskuþjófr

Descendants

• Danish: taske
• Faroese: taska
• Icelandic: taska

• Norwegian (Nynorsk): taske
• Norwegian (Bokmål): taske
• Swedish: task

References

• “taska”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Entry "taska" on page 433 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).