luska

See also: łuska and łuską

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈluskɑ/, [ˈlus̠kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lus‧ka

Noun

luska (dialectal)

  1. Alternative form of lusikka.

References
  • “luska”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN, retrieved 2022-06-10.

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *luska.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lùːska/

Noun

lūska f

  1. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Further reading
  • “luska”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Verb

luska (present luskar, preterite luskade, supine luskat, imperative luska)

  1. (often with ut (“out”) or i (“in”)) to suss (out), to poke around (in) (do digging into)
    Vi lyckades luska ut vem den mystiske föraren var
    We managed to suss out who the mysterious driver was
    Vi luskar lite i hans kontaktnät
    We're doing some poking into his network of acquaintances

Conjugation
Conjugation of luska (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive luska luskas
Supine luskat luskats
Imperative luska —
Imper. plural1 lusken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative luskar luskade luskas luskades
Ind. plural1 luska luskade luskas luskades
Subjunctive2 luske luskade luskes luskades
Participles
Present participle luskande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References
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