gus
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Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
gus
Burushaski[edit]
Noun[edit]
gus
- woman (plural gushínga)
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
gus c (singular definite gusen, plural indefinite gus)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gus m (plural gus)
- (colloquial) bloke, guy
Further reading[edit]
- “gus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish gus, guss (“vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustus (“excellence, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“choice, taste”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gus m (genitive singular gusa)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gus
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gus | ghus | ngus |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- “gus”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 388
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gus f animal
Declension[edit]
Declension of gus
Further reading[edit]
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “gus”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “gus”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“choice, taste”).
Noun[edit]
gus m (genitive gossa)
Inflection[edit]
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | gus | gusL | gossaeH |
Vocative | gus | gusL | gussu |
Accusative | gusN | gusL | gussu |
Genitive | gossoH, gossaH | gossoL, gossaL | gossaeN |
Dative | gusL | gossaib | gossaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
gus | gus pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngus |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Form of gu.
Preposition[edit]
gus (+ nominative with the definite article, + dative otherwise)
See also[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
gus
- in order to
- Chaidh e dhan bhùth gus biadh a cheannach. - He went to the shop to buy some food.
- 2020 December 11, “Na h-Eileanan Siar gun chùisean ùra Diardaoin”, in BBC News[1]:
- Thuirt am Bòrd gu bheil siostaman ann gus nach bi buaidh air seirbheisean.
- The Board said that systems are in place to ensure that services will not be affected.
- (literally, “The Board said that there are systems so that there will not be an effect on services.”)
Somali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cushitic *gʷis-/*gus-.
Noun[edit]
gus ?
References[edit]
- “gus” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.
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