asni

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse asni, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈasnɪ/
    Rhymes: -asnɪ

Noun

asni m (genitive singular asna, plural asnar)

  1. donkey, ass

Declension

m1 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative asni asnin asnar asnarnir
Accusative asna asnan asnar asnarnar
Dative asna asnanum asnum asnunum
Genitive asna asnans asna asnanna

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse asni, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈastnɪ/
    Rhymes: -astnɪ

Noun

asni m (genitive singular asna, nominative plural asnar)

  1. donkey, ass
  2. a stupid person, jerk, ass

Declension

Anagrams

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Noun

asni m

  1. ass, donkey

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • asna f (“she-ass”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: asni m
  • Faroese: asni m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: asen n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: asen n

References

  • asni in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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