kusk
Danish
Etymology
From German Kutscher (“coachman”), from Kutsche (“carriage, coach”), from Hungarian kocsi, named after the Hungarian village Kocs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kusk/, [kʰusɡ̊]
Noun
kusk c (singular definite kusken, plural indefinite kuske)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kusk | kusken | kuske | kuskene |
| genitive | kusks | kuskens | kuskes | kuskenes |
Icelandic
Noun
kusk n (genitive singular kusks, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kusk | kuskið |
| accusative | kusk | kuskið |
| dative | kuski | kuskinu |
| genitive | kusks | kusksins |
Further reading
- “kusk” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kutscher, from Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi, arguably from the name of the village Kocs. Cognate of English coach, French coche, Dutch koetsier.
Noun
kusk c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kusk | kusks |
| definite | kusken | kuskens | |
| plural | indefinite | kuskar | kuskars |
| definite | kuskarna | kuskarnas |
Related terms
References
- kusk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kusk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kusk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kusk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)