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

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

Alternative spelling of aska

Sicilian

Noun

asca f

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)

(mycology) ascus
Synonym: teca

Further reading

“asca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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