vaskur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaskʏr/
  • Rhymes: -askʏr

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Danish vask.

Noun

vaskur m (genitive singular vasks, nominative plural vaskar)

  1. sink, washbasin
    Synonym: handlaug
Declension
Declension of vaskur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vaskur vaskurinn vaskar vaskarnir
accusative vask vaskinn vaska vaskana
dative vaski vaskinum vöskum vöskunum
genitive vasks vasksins vaska vaskanna

Etymology 2

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Adjective

vaskur (comparative vaskari, superlative vaskastur)

  1. valiant
    Synonyms: hraustur, frækinn, hugrakkur
  2. energetic, lively
    Synonyms: röskur, ötull, snarpur
Declension
Positive forms of vaskur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vaskur vösk vaskt
accusative vaskan vaska
dative vöskum vaskri vösku
genitive vasks vaskrar vasks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vaskir vaskar vösk
accusative vaska
dative vöskum
genitive vaskra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vaski vaska vaska
acc/dat/gen vaska vösku
plural (all-case) vösku
Comparative forms of vaskur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) vaskari vaskari vaskara
plural (all-case) vaskari
Superlative forms of vaskur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vaskastur vöskust vaskast
accusative vaskastan vaskasta
dative vöskustum vaskastri vöskustu
genitive vaskasts vaskastrar vaskasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vaskastir vaskastar vöskust
accusative vaskasta
dative vöskustum
genitive vaskastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vaskasti vaskasta vaskasta
acc/dat/gen vaskasta vöskustu
plural (all-case) vöskustu