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): [ˈuskʲi]

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