askare

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === askar (not as common) === Etymology === Unknown. Seemingly a derivation with the suffix -re, but the root is unknown, and the word has no known cognates. The word probably originally referred to household tasks as traditionally carried out by women, as such uses are prevalent in traditional dialects. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑskɑreˣ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠kɑ̝re̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑskɑre Syllabification(key): as‧ka‧re Hyphenation(key): as‧ka‧re === Noun === askare (usually in the plural) chore (daily routine task) 1849 Kalevala, Yhdeskolmatta runo 21:1-4: (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 1870, Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä: Kahdestoista luku (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “askare”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === karsea, sarake