"kanske" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Danish]

Etymology: From kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”). Etymology templates: {{compound|da|kan|ske|t1=can, may|t2=happen, occur}} kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”) Head templates: {{head|da|adverb|head=}} kanske, {{da-adv}} kanske
  1. (archaic or humorous) maybe Tags: archaic, humorous Synonyms: måske
    Sense id: en-kanske-da-adv-3P~160BC Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [Swedish]

IPA: /²kanːˌɧɛ/, [²kʰaŋːˌɧ𝆑ʷɛ] (note: Central Sweden, dark /ɧ/), [-x-] (note: Central Sweden, dark /ɧ/), [²kʰaɳːˌʂɛ] (note: Central Sweden, light /ɧ/) Audio: Sv-kanske.ogg
Rhymes: -²anɧɛ Etymology: From kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”), less commonly used similar constructions include kanhända, måhända and danish måske. Compare Elfdalian kanstji, Norwegian kanskje, Icelandic kannski and Faroese kanska. Etymology templates: {{compound|sv|kan|ske|t1=can, may|t2=happen, occur}} kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”), {{cog|ovd|kanstji}} Elfdalian kanstji, {{cog|no|kanskje}} Norwegian kanskje, {{cog|is|kannski}} Icelandic kannski, {{cog|fo|kanska}} Faroese kanska Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb|head=|sort=}} kanske, {{sv-adv|-}} kanske (not comparable)
  1. maybe, possibly, perhaps Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: måhända, kanhända, måske [archaic]
    Sense id: en-kanske-sv-adv-qxUYFzK3 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "kan",
        "3": "ske",
        "t1": "can, may",
        "t2": "happen, occur"
      },
      "expansion": "kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kanske",
      "name": "da-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maybe"
      ],
      "id": "en-kanske-da-adv-3P~160BC",
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic or humorous) maybe"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "måske"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "humorous"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kanske"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "kan",
        "3": "ske",
        "t1": "can, may",
        "t2": "happen, occur"
      },
      "expansion": "kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ovd",
        "2": "kanstji"
      },
      "expansion": "Elfdalian kanstji",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "kanskje"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian kanskje",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "kannski"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic kannski",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "kanska"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese kanska",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”), less commonly used similar constructions include kanhända, måhända and danish måske. Compare Elfdalian kanstji, Norwegian kanskje, Icelandic kannski and Faroese kanska.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kanske",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "kanske (not comparable)",
      "name": "sv-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maybe, possibly, perhaps"
      ],
      "id": "en-kanske-sv-adv-qxUYFzK3",
      "links": [
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ],
        [
          "possibly",
          "possibly"
        ],
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "måhända"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanhända"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "måske"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²kanːˌɧɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[²kʰaŋːˌɧ𝆑ʷɛ]",
      "note": "Central Sweden, dark /ɧ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-x-]",
      "note": "Central Sweden, dark /ɧ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[²kʰaɳːˌʂɛ]",
      "note": "Central Sweden, light /ɧ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-kanske.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/80/Sv-kanske.ogg/Sv-kanske.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Sv-kanske.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-²anɧɛ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kanske"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "kan",
        "3": "ske",
        "t1": "can, may",
        "t2": "happen, occur"
      },
      "expansion": "kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kanske",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kanske",
      "name": "da-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish adverbs",
        "Danish compound terms",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish humorous terms",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish terms with archaic senses",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maybe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic or humorous) maybe"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "humorous"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "måske"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kanske"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "kan",
        "3": "ske",
        "t1": "can, may",
        "t2": "happen, occur"
      },
      "expansion": "kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ovd",
        "2": "kanstji"
      },
      "expansion": "Elfdalian kanstji",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "kanskje"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian kanskje",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "kannski"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic kannski",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "kanska"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese kanska",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kan (“can, may”) + ske (“happen, occur”), less commonly used similar constructions include kanhända, måhända and danish måske. Compare Elfdalian kanstji, Norwegian kanskje, Icelandic kannski and Faroese kanska.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kanske",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "kanske (not comparable)",
      "name": "sv-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Swedish/²anɧɛ",
        "Rhymes:Swedish/²anɧɛ/2 syllables",
        "Swedish adverbs",
        "Swedish compound terms",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maybe, possibly, perhaps"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ],
        [
          "possibly",
          "possibly"
        ],
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "måhända"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanhända"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "måske"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²kanːˌɧɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[²kʰaŋːˌɧ𝆑ʷɛ]",
      "note": "Central Sweden, dark /ɧ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-x-]",
      "note": "Central Sweden, dark /ɧ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[²kʰaɳːˌʂɛ]",
      "note": "Central Sweden, light /ɧ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-kanske.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/80/Sv-kanske.ogg/Sv-kanske.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Sv-kanske.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-²anɧɛ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kanske"
}

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