maska

Borrowed from Russian маска (maska).

• Hyphenation: mas‧ka

maska

1. mask

• “maska”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaska]

maska f

1. mask (cover for the face)

   lidé v maskách ― people in masks

• “maska”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “maska”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “maska”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

• masken

maska m or f

1. definite feminine singular of maske

• masken m or f

maska f

1. definite singular of maske (Etymology 1)

maska m or f

1. definite feminine singular of maske (Etymology 2)

Borrowed from French masque, from Italian maschera, from Medieval Latin masca.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmas.ka/

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• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: mas‧ka

maska f (diminutive maseczka)

1. mask (cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection)
2. bonnet, hood (cover over the engine of a motor car)

• maska in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• maska in Polish dictionaries at PWN

màska f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀ска)

1. mask

From Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun, from Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgo-.

maska c

1. a stitch, a mesh (space enclosed by threads)

maska (present maskar, preterite maskade, supine maskat, imperative maska)

1. to deliberately work slowly (sometimes as a form of protest); to stall, to shirk, to engage in go-slow
2. (sports) to try to slow the game (while being in the lead in a time-limited competition)
3. (card games) to finesse
4. to mask (cover or shield, e.g. when painting)
5. (fishing) to bait (a fishing hook or fishing line or the like) with a worm

• mask (“worm”)

• maska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• maska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• maska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

• makas, smaka