viska

See also: víska

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɪska]
  • Hyphenation: vi‧s‧ka

Noun

viska f

  1. (informal) Alternative form of whisky

Declension

Further reading

  • viska in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • viska in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz.

Verb

viska (third person singular past indicative viskaði, third person plural past indicative viskað, supine viskað)

  1. to wipe

Conjugation

Conjugation of viska (group v-30)
infinitive viska
supine viskað
participle (a6)1 viskandi viskaður
present past
first singular viski viskaði
second singular viskar viskaði
third singular viskar viskaði
plural viska viskaðu
imperative
singular viska!
plural viskið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • vizka (dated)

Etymology

From the Old Norse vizka, compare Icelandic vit.

Noun

viska f (genitive singular visku, no plural)

  1. wisdom

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

viska (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative viskaði, supine viskað)

  1. used in set phrases

Derived terms

  • viska út (to erase, to wipe out)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

viska

  1. inflection of viske:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology

Related to Old Norse hvína (to whistle, whizz). Compare English whistle and whine.

Verb

viska (present viskar, preterite viskade, supine viskat, imperative viska)

  1. to whisper (to talk in a quiet voice)

Conjugation

Further reading

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