Tusk

See also: tusk

Polish

Etymology

From tuskać or tuski.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tusk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -usk
  • Syllabification: Tusk

Proper noun

Tusk m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Tusk
singular plural
nominative Tusk Tuskowie
genitive Tuska Tusków
dative Tuskowi Tuskom
accusative Tuska Tusków
instrumental Tuskiem Tuskami
locative Tusku Tuskach
vocative Tusku Tuskowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Saterland Frisian
Tuske.

Alternative forms
  • Tüsk (Skäddel)

Etymology

From Old Frisian tusk, from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz. Cognates include West Frisian tosk and English tusk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʊsk/
  • Hyphenation: Tusk
  • Rhymes: -ʊsk

Noun

Tusk m (plural Tuske)

  1. (Romelse, Strukelje) tooth

Derived terms

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “Tusk”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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