torsk

English

Etymology

Swedish torsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔɹsk/
  • (file)

Noun

torsk (plural torsks)

  1. An edible fish, Brosme brosme.
    Synonym: cusk

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔːrsk/, [tˢɒːsɡ̊]

Noun

torsk c (singular definite torsken, plural indefinite torsk)

  1. cod, codfish
  2. (derogatory) ass, fool

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

torsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr, þoskr.

Noun

torsk m (definite singular torsken, indefinite plural torsker, definite plural torskene)

  1. a cod

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr, þoskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʰɞ̞sk], [tʰɞ̞r̥ˠsk], [tʰɞ̞ʂk]

Noun

torsk m (definite singular torsken, indefinite plural torskar, definite plural torskane)

  1. a cod

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þorsker, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

torsk c

  1. a cod
  2. (slang) a person who visits prostitutes; a john
    Synonym: sexköpare
  3. (medicine) candidiasis, a fungal infection
  4. (colloquial, especially sports) a failure, a loss
    laget åkte på torskthe team lost

Declension

Declension of torsk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative torsk torsken torskar torskarna
Genitive torsks torskens torskars torskarnas

References

Anagrams

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