lusk
See also: Lusk and łusk
English
Etymology
From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las (“tired, dull”). Doublet of lush.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʌsk/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌsk
Adjective
lusk (comparative more lusk, superlative most lusk)
- lazy or slothful
- (UK, dialectal) full; ripe
Noun
lusk (plural lusks)
- a lazy or slothful person
- 1577, Timothy Kendall, Flowers of Epigrams:
- But whom he sees to labor prest,
theim lets he still alone:
He labor lothes, and loues the luske,
to ease and pleasure prone
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Verb
lusk (third-person singular simple present lusks, present participle lusking, simple past and past participle lusked)
- (obsolete) To be idle or unemployed.
Anagrams
- sulk
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech lusk, from Proto-Slavic *luskъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlusk]
- Hyphenation: lusk
Noun
lusk m inan
- pod (of a leguminous plant)
Declension
Declension of lusk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lusk | lusky |
| genitive | lusku | lusků |
| dative | lusku | luskům |
| accusative | lusk | lusky |
| vocative | lusku | lusky |
| locative | lusku | luscích |
| instrumental | luskem | lusky |
Related terms
- luskat
- louskat
- luštit
Further reading
- lusk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lusk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
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Noun
lusk
- sneaky acts; covert operations
- 2017, Knud H. Thomsen, Borgmesteren i Monteporco, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Allerede da jeg førte mit regiment i Abessinien og indtog byen Sokota, mærkede jeg, at der var noget lusk. Ikke et menneske at se! Aha, tænkte jeg, snigskytter på tagene, dynamit i kældrene, masser af bevæbnede sorte bag næste hjørne.
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- 2016, Inge Fischer Sørensen, Det sku' være så godt!, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- »Der er lusk i foretagendet!« Rie kneb det ene øje i og troede, at hun så fiffig ud. »Det lugter langt væk af lusk.«
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- 2016, Anders Westenholz, Tale er guld: Mere om over- og undertoner i den daglige samtale, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- En tilhører kan få mistanke om, at der er lusk i foretagendet – og mistanken forstærkes, når Brian – helt atypisk – klart giver til kende, at han har lektier for.
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Declension
Indeclinable.
Related terms
- luske
- luskebuks
- lusket
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *luskъ.
Noun
lȗsk m inan
- (botany) silique
Derived terms
- lušček
Further reading
- “lusk”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran