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)

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

Declension

declension of æska

	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular
nominative	æska	æskan
accusative	æsku	æskuna
dative	æsku	æskunni
genitive	æsku	æskunnar

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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