moska

See also: Moska

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish moské, from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), literally ‘place of prostration’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔska/

Noun

moska f (genitive singular mosku, plural moskur)

1. mosque

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	moska	moskan	moskur	moskurnar
accusative	mosku	moskuna	moskur	moskurnar
dative	mosku	moskuni	moskum	moskunum
genitive	mosku	moskunnar	moska	moskanna

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoskɑ/, [ˈmo̞s̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oskɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mos‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): mos‧ka

Etymology 1

From dialectal Swedish måsk.

Noun

moska

1. crud (dirt, filth or refuse)
2. totally crushed material

   Synonym: murska

Declension

Inflection of moska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		moska	moskat
genitive		moskan	moskien
partitive		moskaa	moskia
illative		moskaan	moskiin
		singular	plural
nominative		moska	moskat
accusative	nom.	moska	moskat
	gen.	moskan
genitive		moskan	moskien moskain rare
partitive		moskaa	moskia
inessive		moskassa	moskissa
elative		moskasta	moskista
illative		moskaan	moskiin
adessive		moskalla	moskilla
ablative		moskalta	moskilta
allative		moskalle	moskille
essive		moskana	moskina
translative		moskaksi	moskiksi
abessive		moskatta	moskitta
instructive		—	moskin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of moska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moskani moskani accusative nom. moskani moskani gen. moskani genitive moskani moskieni moskaini rare partitive moskaani moskiani inessive moskassani moskissani elative moskastani moskistani illative moskaani moskiini adessive moskallani moskillani ablative moskaltani moskiltani allative moskalleni moskilleni essive moskanani moskinani translative moskakseni moskikseni abessive moskattani moskittani instructive — — comitative — moskineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moskasi moskasi accusative nom. moskasi moskasi gen. moskasi genitive moskasi moskiesi moskaisi rare partitive moskaasi moskiasi inessive moskassasi moskissasi elative moskastasi moskistasi illative moskaasi moskiisi adessive moskallasi moskillasi ablative moskaltasi moskiltasi allative moskallesi moskillesi essive moskanasi moskinasi translative moskaksesi moskiksesi abessive moskattasi moskittasi instructive — — comitative — moskinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moskamme moskamme accusative nom. moskamme moskamme gen. moskamme genitive moskamme moskiemme moskaimme rare partitive moskaamme moskiamme inessive moskassamme moskissamme elative moskastamme moskistamme illative moskaamme moskiimme adessive moskallamme moskillamme ablative moskaltamme moskiltamme allative moskallemme moskillemme essive moskanamme moskinamme translative moskaksemme moskiksemme abessive moskattamme moskittamme instructive — — comitative — moskinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moskanne moskanne accusative nom. moskanne moskanne gen. moskanne genitive moskanne moskienne moskainne rare partitive moskaanne moskianne inessive moskassanne moskissanne elative moskastanne moskistanne illative moskaanne moskiinne adessive moskallanne moskillanne ablative moskaltanne moskiltanne allative moskallenne moskillenne essive moskananne moskinanne translative moskaksenne moskiksenne abessive moskattanne moskittanne instructive — — comitative — moskinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative moskansa moskansa accusative nom. moskansa moskansa gen. moskansa genitive moskansa moskiensa moskainsa rare partitive moskaansa moskiaan moskiansa inessive moskassaan moskassansa moskissaan moskissansa elative moskastaan moskastansa moskistaan moskistansa illative moskaansa moskiinsa adessive moskallaan moskallansa moskillaan moskillansa ablative moskaltaan moskaltansa moskiltaan moskiltansa allative moskalleen moskallensa moskilleen moskillensa essive moskanaan moskanansa moskinaan moskinansa translative moskakseen moskaksensa moskikseen moskiksensa abessive moskattaan moskattansa moskittaan moskittansa instructive — — comitative — moskineen moskinensa

Derived terms

• moskainen

Further reading

• “1. moska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 12 July 2023

Etymology 2

Uncertain. May be an obscured diminutive from moukari with +‎ -ska. First attested in the 1900s (decade).

The sense of the "card game" may be figurative use as a reference to how lyödä (“to hit, strike”) is also used to mean "to play (a card)".

Noun

moska

1. a small sledgehammer
2. a certain card game similar to Durak

Declension

Inflection of moska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		moska	moskat
genitive		moskan	moskien
partitive		moskaa	moskia
illative		moskaan	moskiin
		singular	plural
nominative		moska	moskat
accusative	nom.	moska	moskat
	gen.	moskan
genitive		moskan	moskien moskain rare
partitive		moskaa	moskia
inessive		moskassa	moskissa
elative		moskasta	moskista
illative		moskaan	moskiin
adessive		moskalla	moskilla
ablative		moskalta	moskilta
allative		moskalle	moskille
essive		moskana	moskina
translative		moskaksi	moskiksi
abessive		moskatta	moskitta
instructive		—	moskin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of moska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moskani moskani accusative nom. moskani moskani gen. moskani genitive moskani moskieni moskaini rare partitive moskaani moskiani inessive moskassani moskissani elative moskastani moskistani illative moskaani moskiini adessive moskallani moskillani ablative moskaltani moskiltani allative moskalleni moskilleni essive moskanani moskinani translative moskakseni moskikseni abessive moskattani moskittani instructive — — comitative — moskineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative moskasi moskasi accusative nom. moskasi moskasi gen. moskasi genitive moskasi moskiesi moskaisi rare partitive moskaasi moskiasi inessive moskassasi moskissasi elative moskastasi moskistasi illative moskaasi moskiisi adessive moskallasi moskillasi ablative moskaltasi moskiltasi allative moskallesi moskillesi essive moskanasi moskinasi translative moskaksesi moskiksesi abessive moskattasi moskittasi instructive — — comitative — moskinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moskamme moskamme accusative nom. moskamme moskamme gen. moskamme genitive moskamme moskiemme moskaimme rare partitive moskaamme moskiamme inessive moskassamme moskissamme elative moskastamme moskistamme illative moskaamme moskiimme adessive moskallamme moskillamme ablative moskaltamme moskiltamme allative moskallemme moskillemme essive moskanamme moskinamme translative moskaksemme moskiksemme abessive moskattamme moskittamme instructive — — comitative — moskinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative moskanne moskanne accusative nom. moskanne moskanne gen. moskanne genitive moskanne moskienne moskainne rare partitive moskaanne moskianne inessive moskassanne moskissanne elative moskastanne moskistanne illative moskaanne moskiinne adessive moskallanne moskillanne ablative moskaltanne moskiltanne allative moskallenne moskillenne essive moskananne moskinanne translative moskaksenne moskiksenne abessive moskattanne moskittanne instructive — — comitative — moskinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative moskansa moskansa accusative nom. moskansa moskansa gen. moskansa genitive moskansa moskiensa moskainsa rare partitive moskaansa moskiaan moskiansa inessive moskassaan moskassansa moskissaan moskissansa elative moskastaan moskastansa moskistaan moskistansa illative moskaansa moskiinsa adessive moskallaan moskallansa moskillaan moskillansa ablative moskaltaan moskaltansa moskiltaan moskiltansa allative moskalleen moskallensa moskilleen moskillensa essive moskanaan moskanansa moskinaan moskinansa translative moskakseen moskaksensa moskikseen moskiksensa abessive moskattaan moskattansa moskittaan moskittansa instructive — — comitative — moskineen moskinensa

Further reading

• “2. moska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 12 July 2023

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔska/
• Rhymes: -ɔska

Noun

moska f (genitive singular mosku, nominative plural moskur)

1. mosque

Declension

Declension of moska (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	moska	moskan	moskur	moskurnar
accusative	mosku	moskuna	moskur	moskurnar
dative	mosku	moskunni	moskum	moskunum
genitive	mosku	moskunnar	moskna	mosknanna