uss

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See also: USS, USs, uss-, US$, us's, U.S.S., üss, and ūss

Estonian

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Vihmauss (Lumbricus terrestris)

Etymology

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Possibly onomatopoetic. A similar root is seen in Livonian ūška (worm).

Alternatively, derived from Old East Slavic ѫжь (ǫžĭ, grass snake), whence Russian уж ().

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈusʲː/, [ˈusʲː]
  • Rhymes: -usʲː
  • Hyphenation: uss

Noun

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uss (genitive ussi, partitive ussi)

  1. worm
    1. (in the plural, zoology) invertebrates with a long slender body (Vermes)
      Kaanid kuuluvad usside hulka.Leeches are worms.
    2. as live bait for fish
      Poiss ajas õnge otsa priske ussi.
      The boy baited a hook with a worm.
    3. maggot, larva
      usse täis õunan 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.
  2. snake
    ussi sisinthe hissing of a snake
    ussilt salvata saamaget bitten by a snake
    ussina looklev rongkäika winding parade (like a snake)
    vihkama nagu ussi aia allhate someone like a snake under the fence
    Synonym: madu
  3. (figuratively) a mean, sneaky, deceitful person
    Synonym: madu

Usage notes

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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

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Declension of uss (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative uss ussid
accusative nom.
gen. ussi
genitive 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

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Derived terms

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Compounds

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References

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  • uss in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • uss”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Icelandic

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Interjection

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uss

  1. shush!, be quiet!
    Synonym: suss
  2. tsk!, pshaw!, pht!, used to indicate disapproval or disgust
    Synonyms: fuss, svei, iss, fussum svei
    Uss nei!Pht, no way!

Derived terms

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  • ussa (to shush)

Lombard

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Etymology

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Akin to Italian uscio, from Latin ostium.

Noun

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uss

  1. door

Manx

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Etymology

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From a Middle Irish [Term?] lenited form of Old Irish tussu.

Pronoun

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uss

  1. Second person singular informal emphatic personal pronoun; you
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  • oo (non-emphatic)

References

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Piedmontese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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uss m (plural uss)

  1. door