uss

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

Estonian[edit]

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Vihmauss (Lumbricus terrestris)

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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Interjection[edit]

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[edit]

  • ussa (to shush)

Lombard[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to Italian uscio, from Latin ostium.

Noun[edit]

uss

  1. door

Manx[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronoun[edit]

uss

  1. Second person singular informal emphatic personal pronoun; you

Related terms[edit]

  • oo (non-emphatic)

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uss m (plural uss)

  1. door