årsak

Etymology

From Old Norse órsǫk, borrowed from Middle Low German orsake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈôːɾsɑːk/

Noun

årsak f, m (definite singular årsaka or årsaken, indefinite plural årsaker, definite plural årsakene)

1. a reason
2. a cause

References

• “årsak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse órsǫk, from Middle Low German orsake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːrsaːk/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

årsak f (definite singular årsaka, indefinite plural årsaker, definite plural årsakene)

1. reason, cause

   Ein trur at det kraftige regnet var årsaka til raset.

   It is thought that the heavy rain was the cause of the landslide.

References

• “årsak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.