кус

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See also: кӱс

Dolgan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *quš, from Proto-Turkic *kuĺ (bird). Cognate with Turkish kuş (bird) and Kyrgyz куш (kuş, bird).

Noun[edit]

кус (kus)

  1. duck

Macedonian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kus]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

кус (kus) (comparative покус, superlative најкус, diminutive кусичок)

  1. short, brief
    Synonym: краток (kratok)

Declension[edit]

Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ (piece), from *kǫsati (to bite). Cognate with Slovak kus, Slovene kos, Serbo-Croatian кус/kus, Bulgarian къс (kǎs). According to Vasmer, perhaps also cognate with Greek κνώδων (knódon), Sanskrit खादति (khādati).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

кус (kusm inan (genitive ку́са, nominative plural кусы́, genitive plural кусо́в)

  1. piece, bit, morsel

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ку̑с m (Latin spelling kȗs)

  1. piece, part

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ку̑с (definite ку̑сӣ, Latin spelling kȗs)

  1. tailless
  2. too short
  3. incomplete

Declension[edit]

Yakut[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From earlier *quš, from Proto-Turkic *kuĺ (bird).

Noun[edit]

кус (kus)

  1. duck