avsky

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɑːʋˈʃyː/
Rhymes: -yː

Etymology 1

Calque of German Abscheu. Compare Danish afsky, Dutch afschuw.

Noun

avsky m (definite singular avskyen)

disgust, loathing (an intense dislike for something)

Etymology 2

From av- +‎ sky (verb).

Verb

avsky (imperative avsky, present tense avskyr, passive avskys, simple past avskydde, past participle avskydd, present participle avskyende)

to disgust (cause an intense dislike for something)
to detest, loathe

References

“avsky” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Calque of German Abscheu. Compare Danish afsky, Dutch afschuw.

Noun

avsky m (definite singular avskyen)

disgust, loathing (an intense dislike for something)

Etymology 2

From av- +‎ sky (verb).

Verb

avsky (present tense avskyr, past tense avskydde, past participle avskydd or avskytt, passive infinitive avskyast, present participle avskyande, imperative avsky)

to disgust (cause an intense dislike for something)
to detest, loathe

References

“avsky” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From av- +‎ sky (“to shun”). Compare German Abscheu and verabscheuen, Danish afsky, Dutch afschuw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑːvˌɧyː/
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Noun

avsky c

loathing (a feeling of intense dislike)

Declension

Declension of *avsky*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	avsky	avskys
singular	definite	avskyn	avskyns
plural	indefinite	—	—
plural	definite	—	—

Derived terms

avskyvärd

Verb

avsky (present avskyr, preterite avskydde, supine avskytt, imperative avsky)

to loathe, detest

Conjugation

Conjugation of *avsky* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	avsky		avskys
supine	avskytt		avskytts
imperative	avsky		—
imper. plural¹	avskyn		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	avskyr	avskydde	avskys	avskyddes
ind. plural¹	avsky	avskydde	avskys	avskyddes
subjunctive²	avsky	avskydde	avskys	avskyddes

present participle		avskyende
past participle		avskydd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References