æska

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǿska, ǿrskan, from Proto-Germanic *junhiskǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiska/

  Rhymes: -aiska

Noun

æska f (genitive singular æsku, no plural)

1. youth (condition of being young)
2. youth, childhood (early period of one's life)
3. youth (young people collectively)

Declension

Declension of æska (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	æska	æskan
accusative	æsku	æskuna
dative	æsku	æskunni
genitive	æsku	æskunnar

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)