måske

See also: maske, Maske, Mäske, and maskę

Danish

Etymology

From må (“may, might”) +‎ ske (“happen”), after Middle Low German machschēn (“mayhap”). Compare with Norwegian kanskje and Swedish kanske. Compare also English mayhap and Dutch misschien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔskeː/, [mɔˈsɡ̊eːˀ], /mɔske/, [ˌmɔsɡ̊e]
  • Homophones: moské, moske

Adverb

måske

  1. perhaps, possibly, maybe

Synonyms

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