husky
See also: Husky
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhʌs.ki/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ʌski
Etymology 1
From husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
Adjective
husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)
- (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
- 1886, Robert Louis Stevensony, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde:
- Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these were points against him, but not all of these together could explain the hitherto unknown disgust, loathing and fear with which Mr. Utterson regarded him.
- (US, euphemistic) Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.
- 1910, Hamlin Garland, Other Main-Travelled Roads:
- You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]
- 1965, Popular Mechanics, September issue, page 22:
- Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A […]
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
- 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
- (slang, archaic) Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- “Well, here it is,” said Silver. “We want that treasure, and we’ll have it — that’s our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that’s yours. You have a chart, haven’t you?”
“That’s as may be,” replied the captain.
“Oh, well, you have, I know that,” returned Long John. “You needn’t be so husky with a man; there ain’t a particle of service in that, and you may lay to it. What I mean is, we want your chart. Now, I never meant you no harm, myself.”
Derived terms
Translations
hoarse and rough-sounding
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burly, thick; fat, overweight
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Etymology 2
Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.
Noun
husky (plural huskies)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs
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Further reading
- husky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:husky on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦuskɪ]
Etymology 1
Noun
husky m anim
- husky (breed of dog)
Declension
Declension of husky (masculine animate in -i/-y)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | husky | huskyové, husky |
| genitive | huskyho | huskyů, huskych |
| dative | huskymu | huskyům, huskym |
| accusative | huskyho | huskye, husky |
| vocative | husky | huskyové, husky |
| locative | huskym | huskyích, huskych |
| instrumental | huskym | huskyi, huskymi |
Etymology 2
Noun
husky
- (informal) inflection of huska:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
- Synonyms: husy, husičky
Related terms
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑski/, [ˈhɑ̝s̠k̟i]
- IPA(key): /ˈhuski/, [ˈhus̠k̟i]
- IPA(key): /ˈhusky/, [ˈhus̠k̟y]
- Rhymes: -ɑski
- Syllabification(key): hus‧ky
- Hyphenation(key): hus‧ky
Noun
husky
- husky (dog)
Declension
| Inflection of husky (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | husky | huskyt | |
| genitive | huskyn | huskyjen | |
| partitive | huskyä | huskyjä | |
| illative | huskyyn | huskyihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | husky | huskyt | |
| accusative | nom. | husky | huskyt |
| gen. | huskyn | ||
| genitive | huskyn | huskyjen | |
| partitive | huskyä | huskyjä | |
| inessive | huskyssä | huskyissä | |
| elative | huskystä | huskyistä | |
| illative | huskyyn | huskyihin | |
| adessive | huskyllä | huskyillä | |
| ablative | huskyltä | huskyiltä | |
| allative | huskylle | huskyille | |
| essive | huskynä | huskyinä | |
| translative | huskyksi | huskyiksi | |
| abessive | huskyttä | huskyittä | |
| instructive | — | huskyin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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In speech, type 5 (risti) is normally used, giving for instance (with /ˈhɑski/) nominative singular haski, genitive haskin, partitive haskia, nominative plural haskit and genitive plural haskien.
Derived terms
compounds
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyer, definite plural huskyene)
- a husky (breed of dog)
References
- “husky” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyar, definite plural huskyane)
- husky (breed of dog)
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English husky.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxas.ki/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aski
- Syllabification: hus‧ky
Noun
husky m animal (indeclinable)
- husky (dog)
Further reading
- husky in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- husky in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English husky.
Noun
husky m (plural huskys)
- husky (dogs)
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.