asker
See also: Asker
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæsk.ɚ/
Audio (US) (file)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːsk.ə/
Audio (UK) (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask + -er.
Translations
Etymology 2
From ask (“newt”), with uncertain suffix.
Noun
asker (plural askers)
Crimean Tatar
Declension
Declension of asker
nominative | asker |
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genitive | askerniñ |
dative | askerge |
accusative | askerni |
locative | askerde |
ablative | askerden |
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaskər(ə)/, /ˈaksər(ə)/
Noun
asker (plural askers)
- One who prays towards or supplicates a divinity.
- One who criticises, reviews, or examines; a checker.
- A litigant; one who begins legal action or one hired by such a person.
- (rare) An extortionist; one who requires excessive charges.
- (rare) One who asks or questions; an asker.
- (rare) One who levies dues or fees.
References
- “asker(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-10.
Norwegian Bokmål
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish عسكر (asker), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʿaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑs.keɾ/
Declension
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Nominative | asker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | askeri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | asker | askerler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | askeri | askerleri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | askere | askerlere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | askerde | askerlerde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | askerden | askerlerden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | askerin | askerlerin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- askerlik
- çocuk asker
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