Væskens

Væskens is the genitive singular form of the Danish noun væske, meaning “the liquid” or “the liquid’s.” It is used to indicate possession or attribution of properties to a liquid, for example væskens densitet (the liquid’s density), væskens temperatur (the liquid’s temperature), or væskens opførsel under bestemte forhold (the liquid’s behavior under certain conditions). In Danish, the genitive is formed by adding -s to the noun without an apostrophe, a pattern common to several Germanic languages.

The base word væske refers to a substance that flows and has a definite volume but no fixed shape. It is standard in Danish and Norwegian and is cognate with Swedish vätska and Norwegian væske. The term’s etymology traces to older Germanic roots for fluids, placing væske within a broader Nordic vocabulary for liquids and substances that flow.

In usage, væskens appears across scientific, medical, culinary, and everyday contexts. It features in formal phrases such as væskens densitet (the liquid’s density), væskens viskositet (the liquid’s viscosity), and væskens overflade (the liquid’s surface). As with other Danish genitives, væskens form must agree with the noun it modifies, and related forms include væsken (the liquid) and væsker (liquids). The construct is common in technical writing as well as in ordinary speech when discussing characteristics, behavior, or measurements of liquids.