bask

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English basken, from Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. Doublet of English bathe. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bäsk IPA(key): /bɑːsk/ (General American) enPR: băsk IPA(key): /bæsk/ Homophones: Basque, basque (in some dialects) Rhymes: -æsk, -ɑːsk === Verb === bask (third-person singular simple present basks, present participle basking, simple past and past participle basked) To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. (figurative) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".) ==== Hyponyms ==== (to be exposed to the sun's heat): apricate, sun ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === bask (plural basks) The act of bathing in warmth. (collective) A group of crocodiles; the collective noun for crocodiles. === Anagrams === kabs == Albanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bˈask/ === Noun === bask m Basque (person) Basque (language) ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === bask (feminine baske) Basque ==== Derived terms ==== baski Baski === Further reading === “bask”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 == Middle English == === Adjective === bask alternative form of baysk == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === From Proto-Iranian *baHjúš (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús. Compare Baluchi باسک (básk), Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), Parthian 𐫁𐫀𐫉𐫇𐫃 (bʾzwg /⁠bāzūg⁠/). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑːsk/ === Noun === bask m wing feather arm wrist === References === Chyet, Michael L. (2003), “bask”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[3], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 24 == Swedish == === Noun === bask c Basque; member of people ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== baskiska baskisk Baskien === Anagrams === baks