asni

See also: ásni

Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin asinus
Old French asnebor.
Old Norse asni
Faroese asni

    Inherited from Old Norse asni, borrowed 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

    Etymology tree
    Latin asinus
    Old French asnebor.
    Old Norse asni
    Icelandic asni

      Inherited from Old Norse asni, borrowed 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. stupid person, jerk, ass

      Declension

      Declension of asni (masculine)
      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative asni asninn asnar asnarnir
      accusative asna asnann asna asnana
      dative asna asnanum ösnum ösnunum
      genitive asna asnans asna asnanna

      Derived terms

      Anagrams

      Ido

      Noun

      asni

      1. plural of asno

      Latvian

      Noun

      asni m

      1. nominative/vocative plural of asns

      Old Norse

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Latin asinus
      Old French asnebor.
      Old Norse asni

        Borrowed from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

        Noun

        asni m

        1. ass, donkey

        Declension

        Declension of asni (weak an-stem)
        masculine singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative asni asninn asnar asnarnir
        accusative asna asnann asna asnana
        dative asna asnanum ǫsnum ǫsnunum
        genitive asna asnans asna asnanna

        Coordinate terms

        • asna f (“she-ass”)

        Descendants

        • Faroese: asni
        • Icelandic: asni
        • Elfdalian: åsn
        • Norwegian: asen
          • → Northern Sami: ásen
        • Old Swedish: asne, asni
        • Old Danish: asnæ

        Further reading

        • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “asni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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