ustel

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Basque

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Etymology

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Unknown. 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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /us̺tel/ [us̺.t̪el]
  • Rhymes: -us̺tel
  • Hyphenation: us‧tel

Adjective

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ustel (comparative ustelago, superlative ustelen, excessive ustelegi)

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

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Noun

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ustel inan or anim

  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)

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