gus
Translingual
Symbol
gus
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Guinean Sign Language terms
English
Noun
gus
- plural of gu
Burushaski
Noun
gus (plural gushínga)
Danish
Noun
gus c (singular definite gusen, plural indefinite gus)
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡys/
Audio: (file)
Noun
gus m (plural gus)
Further reading
- “gus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦸꦱ꧀ (gus).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡus/ [ˈɡʊs]
- Rhymes: -us
- Syllabification: gus
Noun
gus (uncountable)
- polite term of address by adults to boys or youths
Further reading
- “gus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish gus, guss (“vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustus (“excellence, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“choice, taste”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gus m (genitive singular gusa)
Declension
|
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
gus | ghus | ngus |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- “gus”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 388
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡus/
Noun
gus f
Declension
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “gus”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “gus”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈɡus/ [ˈɡus]
- Rhymes: -us
- Hyphenation: gus
Adverb
gus (Jawi spelling ݢوس)
References
- ^ "gus" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Further reading
- “gus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Frisian *gōs, from Proto-Germanic *gans.
Noun
gus f (plural ges)
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“choice, taste”).
Noun
gus m (genitive gossa)
Inflection
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | gus | gusL | gossaeH |
vocative | gus | gusL | gussu |
accusative | gusN | gusL | gussu |
genitive | gossoH, gossaH | gossoL, gossaL | gossaeN |
dative | gusL | gossaib | gossaib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
radical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
gus | gus pronounced with /ɣ-/ |
ngus |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Form of gu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡ̥ɔs̪/[1]
Preposition
gus (+ nominative with the definite article, + dative otherwise)
See also
Conjunction
gus
- in order to
- Chaidh e dhan bhùth gus biadh a cheannach. ― He went to the shop to buy some food.
- 2020 December 11, “Na h-Eileanan Siar gun chùisean ùra Diardaoin”, in BBC News[1]:
- Thuirt am Bòrd gu bheil siostaman ann gus nach bi buaidh air seirbheisean.
- The Board said that systems are in place to ensure that services will not be affected.
- (literally, “The Board said that there are systems so that there will not be an effect on services.”)
References
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *gʷis-/*gus-.
Noun
gus ?
References
- “gus” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.