asca

See also: ASCA and asca-

Old High German

Alternative forms

• aska

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *askā, whence also Old Saxon aska, Old English æsce, Old Norse aska.

Noun

asca f

1. ash (remnants of combustion)

Descendants

• Middle High German: asche
  • Alemannic German: Äsche
  • Cimbrian: èssa
  • German: Asche
  • Luxembourgish: Äsch
  • Vilamovian: oś
  • Yiddish: אַש (ash)

Old Saxon

Noun

asca f

1. Alternative spelling of aska

Sicilian

Noun

asca f

1. splinter (piece of wood)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• asco

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “bag, sack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaska/ [ˈas.ka]
• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: as‧ca

Noun

asca f (plural ascas)

1. (mycology) ascus

   Synonym: teca

Further reading

• “asca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10