åska

See also: aska

Swedish

Etymology

From Early Modern Swedish åsekia, åskja (cf. dial. åseka), from Old Swedish āsikkia (nom.), āsækyu (obl.), from Old Norse *áseykja.

Noun

åska c

  1. lightning (discharge of atmospheric electricity)
  2. thunder (the sound caused by lightning)
    Synonym: (dated or poetic) tordön

Usage notes

  • Usually uncountable. The plural forms åskor and åskorna occur in poetic language, but are rare.

Declension

Declension of åska 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative åska åskan
Genitive åskas åskans

Derived terms

Verb

åska (present åskar, preterite åskade, supine åskat, imperative åska)

  1. (impersonal, intransitive) to thunder

Conjugation

References

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