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)

  1. 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)

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

avsky m (definite singular avskyen)

  1. 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)

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

References

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːvˌɧyː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

avsky c

  1. loathing (a feeling of intense dislike)

Declension

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

Derived terms

Verb

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

  1. 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.

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