uš

See also: Appendix:Variations of "us"

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъšь, whence also vȃš (and diminutive vȁška).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːʃ/

Noun

ȗš f (Cyrillic spelling у̑ш)

1. louse

   Synonyms: vȃš, vȁška

Declension

Declension of uš

	singular	plural
nominative	ȗš	ȕši
genitive	uši	ùšijū/úšī
dative	uši	ušima
accusative	uš	uši
vocative	uši	uši
locative	uši	ušima
instrumental	ušju / uši	ušima

See also

• gnjȉda

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vъšь. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːʃ/

Noun

ȗš f

1. louse

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	úš
gen. sing.	uší
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	úš	uší	uší
genitive (rodȋlnik)	uší	uší	uší
dative (dajȃlnik)	úši	ušéma	ušém
accusative (tožȋlnik)	úš	uší	uší
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	úši	ušéh	ušéh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	ušjó	ušéma	ušmí

Further reading

• “uš”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026