wuski

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wús.kíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wʊ́s.cíː]

Noun

wuskī m (plural wusā̀kē, possessed form wuskin)

  1. destitute person
  2. thief

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English whiskey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wús.kìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wʊ́s.cìː]

Noun

wuskī̀ f (possessed form wuskìn)

  1. whiskey

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫzъkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈus.kʲi/
  • Rhymes: -uskʲi
  • Syllabification: wus‧ki

Adjective

wuski (comparative wusčejšy, superlative nejwusčejšy, adverb wusko)

  1. narrow

Declension

Declension of wuski
Masculine singular Feminine singular Neuter singular Dual Plural
Nominative wuski wuska wuske wuskej wuske
Genitive wuskego wuskeje wuskego wuskeju wuskich
Dative wuskemu wuskej wuskemu wuskima wuskim
Accusative wuski
wuskego (animate) 		wusku wuske wuskej
wuskeju (animate) 		wuske
wuskich (optional animate form)
Instrumental wuskim wuskeju wuskim wuskima wuskimi
Locative wuskem wuskej wuskem wuskima wuskich

Further reading

  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “wuski”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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