asni

See also: ásni

Faroese

Alternative forms

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. 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

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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