pysk
Cornish
Alternative forms
- pesk (Revived Late Cornish)
Etymology
From Middle Cornish pysk, from Old Cornish pisc, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨsk, a borrowing from Latin piscis. Compare Breton pesk, and the related Welsh pysgod.
Pronunciation
(Middle Cornish) IPA(key): /pɪːsk/
Noun
pysk m (plural puskes or pùscas)
- fish
Mutation
Mutation of pysk
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
pysk | bysk | fysk | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɪsk]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: pysk
Noun
pysk m inan
- (informal) lip
- Synonym: ret
- lip of an animal
- koňské pysky ― lips of a horse
- labium
- (archaic) beak
Declension
Declension of pysk
singular | plural | |
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nominative | pysk | pysky |
genitive | pysku | pysků |
dative | pysku | pyskům |
accusative | pysk | pysky |
vocative | pysku | pysky |
locative | pysku | pyscích |
instrumental | pyskem | pysky |
Derived terms
- stydké pysky
Further reading
- pysk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- pysk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɨsk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨsk
- Syllabification: pysk
Noun
pysk m inan (diminutive pyszczek, augmentative pyszczydło)
- muzzle, gob (mouth of an animal)
- (derogatory) mug, face (of a human)
- Synonym: morda
Declension
Declension of pysk
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | pysk | pyski |
genitive | pyska | pysków |
dative | pyskowi | pyskom |
accusative | pysk | pyski |
instrumental | pyskiem | pyskami |
locative | pysku | pyskach |
vocative | pysku | pyski |
Related terms
adjective
- pyskaty
nouns
- pysio
- pyskacz
- pyskatość
- pyskowanie
- pyskówa
- pyskówka
- pyszczak
- pyszczenie
verbs
- pyskować
- pyszczyć
Further reading
- pysk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pysk in Polish dictionaries at PWN