viska

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪska]
• Hyphenation: vi‧s‧ka

viska f

1. (informal) Alternative form of whisky

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

From Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz.

viska (third person singular past indicative viskaði, third person plural past indicative viskað, supine viskað)

1. to wipe

Conjugation of viska (group v-30)
infinitive	viska
supine	viskað
participle (a6)1	viskandi	viskaður
	present	past
first singular	viski	viskaði
second singular	viskar	viskaði
third singular	viskar	viskaði
plural	viska	viskaðu
	imperative
singular	viska!
plural	viskið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

• vizka (dated)

From Old Norse vizka, compare Icelandic vit.

viska f (genitive singular visku, no plural)

1. wisdom

• (wisdom): vísdómur, speki

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “viska”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

From Proto-Germanic *wiskijaną.

viska (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative viskaði, supine viskað)

1. used in set phrases

• viska út (“to erase, to wipe out”)

• visket

viska

1. inflection of viske:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Related to Old Norse hvína (“to whistle, whizz”). Compare English whistle and whine.

viska (present viskar, preterite viskade, supine viskat, imperative viska)

1. to whisper (to talk in a quiet voice)

• viska in Svensk ordbok.

• kivas, kvasi-, skiva, svika, vikas