husa

Inherited from Old Czech hus, from Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦusa]

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• Rhymes: -usa
• Hyphenation: hu‧sa

husa f (relational adjective husí, diminutive husička)

1. goose
2. female goose
   • 1935, Ludmila Tesařová, “Jak šla zvířátka do světa”, in Tatíčkovy pohádky‎^[1], Praha: Vojtěch Šeba:

     Na stole hořela svíčka a z trouby voněla pečená husa.

     A candle was burning on the table and a goose smelled nicely from the oven.

3. (informal, derogatory, offensive) stupid woman (objectionable woman)

• “husa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “husa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “husa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• husene (of noun)
• huset, huste (of verb simple past)
• huset, hust (of verb past participle)

husa n

1. definite plural of hus

husa

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

husa n

1. definite plural of hus

From Old Norse húsa.

• huse (e infinitive, also Bokmål)

husa (present tense husar or huser, past tense husa or huste, past participle husa or hust, passive infinitive husast, present participle husande, imperative hus)

1. to house, harbour (physically)
2. to harbour (psychologically)

• “huse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

hūsa

1. genitive plural of hūs

• IPA^(key): [ˈhusa]

husa f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of husă

• IPA^(key): /²hʉːsa/
• Rhymes: -²ʉːsa

Likely clipping of huspiga. Compare origin of köksa.

husa c

1. (archaic) maidservant

hus +‎ -a

husa (present husar, preterite husade, supine husat, imperative husa)

1. to host; to provide a bed for a guest

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