orsaka

== Faroese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔʂaːka/ === Verb === orsaka (third person singular past indicative orsakaði, third person plural past indicative orsakaðu, supine orsakað) to excuse, apologize ==== Conjugation ==== === Interjection === orsaka! excuse me! Synonym: umskylda === Further reading === "orsaka" at Sprotin.fo == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔr̥.saːka/ === Verb === orsaka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative orsakaði, supine orsakað) to cause, to bring about [with accusative] Synonym: valda ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== orsök (“cause”) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === orsake === Etymology === From or (“out of”) +‎ sak (“matter, case”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔːrsaːka/, /uːrsaːka/ === Verb === orsaka (present tense orsakar, past tense orsaka, past participle orsaka, passive infinitive orsakast, present participle orsakande, imperative orsaka/orsak) to forgive (reflexive) to apologise === References === “orsaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German orsaken, equivalent of orsak (“a cause”) +‎ -a. Cognate with Danish årsage, Norwegian Bokmål forårsake, Norwegian Nynorsk forårsake, forårsaka, Middle Dutch orsaken, older Dutch oorzaken and older German ursachen. === Pronunciation === === Verb === orsaka (present orsakar, preterite orsakade, supine orsakat, imperative orsaka) to cause ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== förorsaka (formal) ==== Related terms ==== orsak === References === “orsaka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “orsaka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)