torsk

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English

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Swedish torsk

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Noun

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torsk (plural torsks)

  1. An edible fish, Brosme brosme.
    Synonym: cusk

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorskr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɔːrsk/, [tˢɒːsɡ̊]

Noun

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torsk c (singular definite torsken, plural indefinite torsk)

  1. cod, codfish
  2. (derogatory) ass, fool

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Norwegian Bokmål

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torsk

Etymology

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From Old Norse þorskr, þoskr.

Noun

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torsk m (definite singular torsken, indefinite plural torsker, definite plural torskene)

  1. a cod

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorskr, þoskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tʰɞ̞sk], [tʰɞ̞r̥ˠsk], [tʰɞ̞ʂk]

Noun

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torsk m (definite singular torsken, indefinite plural torskar, definite plural torskane)

  1. a cod

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish þorsker, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.

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Noun

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torsk c

  1. a cod
  2. (slang) a person who visits prostitutes; a john
    Synonym: sexköpare
  3. (medicine) candidiasis, a fungal infection
  4. (colloquial, especially sports) a failure, a loss
    laget åkte på torskthe team lost

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Declension of torsk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative torsk torsken torskar torskarna
Genitive torsks torskens torskars torskarnas
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