viska

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɪska] Hyphenation: vi‧s‧ka === Noun === viska f (informal) alternative form of whisky ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “viska”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “viska”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “viska”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz. === Verb === viska (third person singular past indicative viskaði, third person plural past indicative viskað, supine viskað) to wipe ==== Conjugation ==== == Icelandic == === Alternative forms === vizka (dated) === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse vizka, compare Icelandic vit. ==== Noun ==== viska f (genitive singular visku, no plural) wisdom Synonyms: vísdómur, speki ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “viska”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wiskijaną. ==== Verb ==== viska (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative viskaði, supine viskað) used in set phrases ===== Derived terms ===== viska út (“to erase, to wipe out”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === visket === Verb === viska inflection of viske: simple past past participle == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === viska (Cyrillic spelling виска) genitive singular of visak == Swedish == === Etymology === Related to Old Norse hvína (“to whistle, whizz”). Compare English whistle and whine. === Verb === viska (present viskar, preterite viskade, supine viskat, imperative viska) to whisper (to talk in a quiet voice) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “viska”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) viska in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === kivas, kvasi-, skiva, svika, vikas