ustel

ustel

Basque

Etymology

Of unknown origin. The Lapurdian dialect has the forms bustel, pustel and phustel. Zuberoan has üstel with unexpected fronting of u before s. This word may be a loan from an unknown language, though dropping b before u occurs sporadically in native words as well.

Adjective

ustel

1. rotten
2. corrupt, crooked, two-faced, dishonest

Noun

ustel

1. rot, decay
2. (sports) foul
3. (school) flunking, not passing, failure
4. shirker, dead weight (a person who doesn't do his or her share of work)

Declension

(inanimate noun) declension of ustel indefinite singular plural absolutive ustel ustel ustelk ergative ustelek ustelk ustelek dative usteli ustelri ustelei genitive ustelen ustelren ustelen comitative ustelekin ustelrekin ustelekin causative ustelengatik ustelrengatik ustelengatik benefactive ustelentzat ustelrentzat ustelentzat instrumental ustelez ustelz ustelez inessive usteletan usteln usteletan locative usteletako usteleko usteletako allative usteletara ustelera usteletara terminative usteletaraino usteleraino usteletaraino directive usteletarantz ustelerantz usteletarantz destinative usteletarako ustelerako usteletarako ablative usteletatik usteletik usteletatik partitive ustelik - - prolative usteltzat - -

(animate noun) declension of ustel indefinite singular plural absolutive ustel ustela ustelak ergative ustelek ustelak ustelek dative usteli ustelari ustelei genitive ustelen ustelaren ustelen comitative ustelekin ustelarekin ustelekin causative ustelengatik ustelarengatik ustelengatik benefactive ustelentzat ustelarentzat ustelentzat instrumental ustelez ustelaz ustelez inessive ustelengan ustelarengan ustelengan allative ustelengana ustelarengana ustelengana terminative ustelenganaino ustelarenganaino ustelenganaino directive ustelenganantz ustelarenganantz ustelenganantz destinative ustelenganako ustelarenganako ustelenganako ablative ustelengandik ustelarengandik ustelengandik partitive ustelik - - prolative usteltzat - -

Derived terms

• haratustel

References

• ustel in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk