luska

• IPA^(key): /ˈluskɑ/, [ˈlus̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uskɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lus‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): lus‧ka

luska (dialectal, Southwest Finnish, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, South Karelia)

1. alternative form of lusikka

• “luska”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN, retrieved 10 June 2022.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *luska.

• IPA^(key): /lùːska/

lūska f

1. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

• “luska”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

luska (present luskar, preterite luskade, supine luskat, imperative luska)

1. (often with ut (“out”) or i (“in”)) to suss (out), to poke around (in) (do digging into)

   Vi lyckades luska ut vem den mystiske föraren var

   We managed to suss out who the mysterious driver was

   Vi luskar lite i hans kontaktnät

   We're doing some poking into his network of acquaintances

• lista ut
• snoka (“snoop”)

• luska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• luska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• luska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)