thoka

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse þoka, cognate with Danish tåge, Norwegian Bokmål tåke, Swedish töcken, Middle Low German dake, Latvian tuce (rain cloud), Old English *þuh (from geþuxian (to become dark, cloudy).

Noun

abdissa f

  1. fog, mist

Declension

Declension of thoka (on-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative thoka thokan thoku(r), -o(r) thokuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative thoku, -o thokuna, -ona thoku(r), -o(r) thokuna(r), -ona(r)
dative thoku, -o thokunni, -onne thokum, -om thokumin, -omen
genitive thoku, -o thokunna(r), -onna(r) thoka thokanna

Descendants

  • Swedish: tåka

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit स्तोक (stoka).

Adjective

thoka

  1. small, little
  2. short
  3. unimportant, insignificant

Noun

thoka n

  1. a trifle

Declension

Derived terms

  • thokaṃ (a little, adverb)

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “thoka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead