masker

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæskə(ɹ)/, /ˈmɑːskə(ɹ)/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English *maskeren, malskren (“to bewilder”) (compare Middle English bimalscren (“to bewitch”)), from Old English *malscrian (attested in derivative malscrung (“enchantment, charm”)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *malskaz (“haughty”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to beat, crush, grind”). Cognate with Middle Dutch malsch (“headstrong, zealous”). More at mask. ==== Verb ==== masker (third-person singular simple present maskers, present participle maskering, simple past and past participle maskered) (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To render giddy or senseless (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To be bewildered. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To choke; stifle. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To decay; rust. ===== Synonyms ===== (render giddy): confuse, bewilder, stupefy === Etymology 2 === From mask + -er. ==== Noun ==== masker (plural maskers) One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade or wears a mask in a ritual. That which masks (noise in a signal, etc.). Coordinate term: maskee ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:masker. ===== Derived terms ===== antimasker pro-masker ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Makers, Marske, kermas, makers, markes, remask == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Inherited from Dutch masker. === Noun === masker (plural maskers) mask == Danish == === Noun === masker c indefinite plural of maske == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch mascher, from Italian maschera. Doublet of mascara. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑs.kər/ Hyphenation: mas‧ker === Noun === masker n (plural maskers, diminutive maskertje n) mask Tijdens het carnaval droeg ze een kleurrijk masker om haar identiteit te verbergen. ― During the carnival, she wore a colorful mask to conceal her identity. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: masker === Anagrams === kamers, makers == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch masker, from Middle French masque (“a covering to hide or protect the face”), from Italian maschera (“mask, disguise”), from (a byform of, see it for more) Medieval Latin masca, mascha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maskər/ Hyphenation: mas‧ker === Noun === maskêr (plural masker-masker) mask, a cover, or partial cover, for the face used for disguise Synonym: topeng (medicine) used for protection (colloquial) ellipsis of masker wajah (“facial mask”) === Further reading === “masker”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === masker m or f indefinite plural of maske === Verb === masker imperative of maskere == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === maskar m or f === Noun === masker f indefinite plural of maske (Etymology 1) === Noun === masker m or f indefinite feminine plural of maske (Etymology 2) == Swedish == === Noun === masker indefinite plural of mask === Anagrams === smaker