uss
See also: USS, USs, uss-, US$, us's, U.S.S., üss, and ūss
Estonian
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Vihmauss (Lumbricus terrestris)
Etymology
Possibly onomatopoetic. A similar root is seen in Livonian ūška (“worm”).
Alternatively, derived from Old East Slavic ѫжь (ǫžĭ, “grass snake”), whence Russian уж (už).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈusʲː/, [ˈusʲː]
- Rhymes: -usʲː
- Hyphenation: uss
Noun
uss (genitive ussi, partitive ussi)
- worm
- (in the plural, zoology) invertebrates with a long slender body (Vermes)
- Kaanid kuuluvad usside hulka. ― Leeches are worms.
- as live bait for fish
- Poiss ajas õnge otsa priske ussi.
- The boy baited a hook with a worm.
- maggot, larva
- usse täis õun ― an apple full of maggots
- Jahu on ussidest rikutud.
- The flour is spoiled by maggots.
- Keha saab ussidele söödaks.
- The body will become food for worms.
- (in the plural, zoology) invertebrates with a long slender body (Vermes)
- snake
- ussi sisin ― the hissing of a snake
- ussilt salvata saama ― get bitten by a snake
- ussina looklev rongkäik ― a winding parade (like a snake)
- vihkama nagu ussi aia all ― hate someone like a snake under the fence
- Synonym: madu
- (figuratively) a mean, sneaky, deceitful person
- Synonym: madu
Usage notes
Uss in the definition of "snake" is commonly used for smaller snakes, that are native to Estonia, such as a viper or a grass snake, whereas larger, poisonous snakes are referred to as madu.
Declension
Declension of uss (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uss | ussid |
| genitive | ussi | usside |
| partitive | ussi | usse / ussisid |
| illative | ussi / ussisse | ussidesse / ussesse |
| inessive | ussis | ussides / usses |
| elative | ussist | ussidest / ussest |
| allative | ussile | ussidele / ussele |
| adessive | ussil | ussidel / ussel |
| ablative | ussilt | ussidelt / usselt |
| translative | ussiks | ussideks / usseks |
| terminative | ussini | ussideni |
| essive | ussina | ussidena |
| abessive | ussita | ussideta |
| comitative | ussiga | ussidega |
Synonyms
- (snake): madu
Derived terms
- usjas
- ussilik
- ussitama
Compounds
- herneuss
- imiuss
- jaaniuss
- jõhvuss
- kadedususs
- kahtluseuss
- kapsauss
- keeluss
- keeritsuss
- kiduuss
- kopsuuss
- kõhuuss
- kärssuss
- laiuss
- lameuss
- linaluuuss
- madu-uss
- mullauss
- mureuss
- niituss
- nugiuss
- nõeluss
- paeluss
- parasiituss
- piuguss
- ripsuss
- rukkiuss
- rõnguss
- salauss
- siidiuss
- traatuss
- vaarikauss
- vaskuss
- vihmauss
- õeluseuss
- õunauss
- ümaruss
- ussiauk
- ussihammustus
- ussikapsas
- ussikeel
- ussikuningas
- ussikuusk
- ussilakk
- ussimaarjapäev
- ussimürk
- ussinahk
- ussipesa
- ussipuju
- ussipundar
- ussipuru
- ussirohi
- ussiseeme
- ussisugu
- ussisõnad
- ussitaoline
- ussitatar
- ussjätke
- ussnugiline
- ussripik
- usstõbi
- ussviirus
References
- uss in Sõnaveeb
- uss in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
Icelandic
Interjection
uss
- shush!, be quiet!
- Synonym: suss
- tsk!, pshaw!, pht!, used to indicate disapproval or disgust
- Uss nei! ― Pht, no way!
- Synonyms: fuss, svei, iss, fussum svei
Derived terms
- ussa (“to shush”)
Lombard
Etymology
Akin to Italian uscio, from Latin ostium.
Noun
uss
- door
Manx
Etymology
From a Middle Irish [Term?] lenited form of Old Irish tussu.
Pronoun
uss
- Second person singular informal emphatic personal pronoun; you
Related terms
- oo (non-emphatic)
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Piedmontese
Alternative forms
- üss
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ys/
Noun
uss m (plural uss)
- door