blaska

Swedish

Etymology 1

Likely onomatopoeic. Compare plaska. Attested since 1886.

Verb

blaska (present blaskar, preterite blaskade, supine blaskat, imperative blaska)

  1. splash
  2. (Finland, reflexive, informal) make a fool of oneself
Conjugation
Conjugation of blaska (weak)
active passive
infinitive blaska blaskas
supine blaskat blaskats
imperative blaska —
imper. plural1 blasken —
present past present past
indicative blaskar blaskade blaskas blaskades
ind. plural1 blaska blaskade blaskas blaskades
subjunctive2 blaske blaskade blaskes blaskades
present participle blaskande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Possibly from the first etymology, likely with connection to blad. Attested since 1934.

Noun

blaska c

  1. (informal, derogatory) rag (low-quality newspaper)
Declension
Declension of blaska
nominative genitive
singular indefinite blaska blaskas
definite blaskan blaskans
plural indefinite blaskor blaskors
definite blaskorna blaskornas
Derived terms
  • kvällsblaska

References

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