kanske

== Danish == === Etymology === From kan (“can, may”) +‎ ske (“happen, occur”). === Adverb === kanske (archaic or humorous) maybe ==== Synonyms ==== måske kanhænde === Further reading === “kanske” in Den Danske Ordbog == Swedish == === Etymology === From kan (“can, may”) +‎ ske (“happen, occur”), less commonly used similar constructions include kanhända, måhända, törhända, and Danish måske. Compare Elfdalian kanstji, Norwegian kanskje, Icelandic kannski, and Faroese kanska. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²kanːˌɧɛ/ (Central Sweden, dark /ɧ/) IPA(key): [²kʰaŋːˌɧ𝆑ʷɛ], [-x-] (Central Sweden, light /ɧ/) IPA(key): [²kʰaɳːˌʂɛ] Rhymes: -²anɧɛ === Adverb === kanske (not comparable) maybe, perhaps, possibly Synonyms: kanhända, måhända, törhända === References === “kanske”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)