asni

See also: ásni

Faroese

Alternative forms

• ásin
• esil

Etymology

From Old Norse asni, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasnɪ/

  Rhymes: -asnɪ

Noun

asni m (genitive singular asna, plural asnar)

1. donkey, ass

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asni	asnin	asnar	asnarnir
accusative	asna	asnan	asnar	asnarnar
dative	asna	asnanum	asnum	asnunum
genitive	asna	asnans	asna	asnanna

Anagrams

• ansi
• sina

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse asni, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈastnɪ/

  Rhymes: -astnɪ

Noun

asni m (genitive singular asna, nominative plural asnar)

1. donkey, ass
2. stupid person, jerk, ass

Declension

Declension of asni (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asni	asninn	asnar	asnarnir
accusative	asna	asnann	asna	asnana
dative	asna	asnanum	ösnum	ösnunum
genitive	asna	asnans	asna	asnanna

Derived terms

• grasasni

Anagrams

• ansi
• sina

Ido

Noun

asni

1. plural of asno

Latvian

Noun

asni m

1. nominative/vocative plural of asns

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

Noun

asni m

1. ass, donkey

Declension

  Declension of asni (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asni	asninn	asnar	asnarnir
accusative	asna	asnann	asna	asnana
dative	asna	asnanum	ǫsnum	ǫsnunum
genitive	asna	asnans	asna	asnanna

Coordinate terms

• asna f (“she-ass”)

Descendants

• Faroese: asni
• Icelandic: asni
• Elfdalian: åsn
• Norwegian: asen
  • → Northern Sami: ásen
• Old Swedish: asne, asni
  • Swedish: åsna
  • → Finnish: aasi
• Old Danish: asnæ
  • Danish: asen

References

• “asni”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press