ustel

Unknown. The Lapurdian dialect has the forms bustel, pustel and phustel. Zuberoan has üstel with unexpected fronting of u before s. This word may be a loan from an unknown language, though dropping b before u occurs sporadically in native words as well.

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• IPA^(key): /us̺tel/ [us̺.t̪el]
• Rhymes: -us̺tel
• Hyphenation: us‧tel

ustel (comparative ustelago, superlative ustelen, excessive ustelegi)

1. rotten
2. corrupt, crooked, two-faced, dishonest

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

ustel inan or anim

1. rot, decay
2. (sports) foul
3. (school) flunking, not passing, failure
4. shirker, dead weight (a person who doesn't do his or her share of work)

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• haratustel

• “ustel” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk