avsky

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Calque of German Abscheu. Compare Danish afsky, Dutch afschuw.

Noun

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avsky m (definite singular avskyen)

  1. disgust, loathing (an intense dislike for something)

Etymology 2

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From av- +‎ sky (verb).

Verb

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avsky (imperative avsky, present tense avskyr, passive avskys, simple past avskydde, past participle avskydd, present participle avskyende)

  1. to disgust (cause an intense dislike for something)
  2. to detest, loathe

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Calque of German Abscheu. Compare Danish afsky, Dutch afschuw.

Noun

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avsky m (definite singular avskyen)

  1. disgust, loathing (an intense dislike for something)

Etymology 2

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From av- +‎ sky (verb).

Verb

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avsky (present tense avskyr, past tense avskydde, past participle avskydd or avskytt, passive infinitive avskyast, present participle avskyande, imperative avsky)

  1. to disgust (cause an intense dislike for something)
  2. to detest, loathe

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From av- +‎ sky (to shun). Compare German Abscheu and verabscheuen, Danish afsky, Dutch afschuw.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːvˌɧyː/
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Noun

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avsky c

  1. loathing (a feeling of intense dislike)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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avsky (present avskyr, preterite avskydde, supine avskytt, imperative avsky)

  1. to loathe, detest

Conjugation

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