husky

See also: Husky

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhʌs.ki/
    • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌski

Etymology 1

From husk +‎ -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".

Adjective

husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)

  1. (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding.
  2. (US, euphemistic) Burly, stout.
    • 1910, Hamlin Garland, Other Main-Travelled Roads:
      You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]
    • 1965, Popular Mechanics, September issue, page 22
      Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A […]
  3. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
    • 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
      Some swains have sown before: but most have found
      A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
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Etymology 2

Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.

Noun
Two Alaskan huskies in harness

husky (plural huskies)

  1. Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • Husky (“an Eskimo person; an Eskimo language”) (dated)
  • Eskimo
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Further reading

Czech

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English husky.

Noun

husky m anim

  1. husky (breed of dog)
Declension
Declension of husky (masculine animate in -i/-y)
singular plural
nominative husky huskyové, husky
genitive huskyho huskyů, huskych
dative huskymu huskyům, huskym
accusative huskyho huskye, husky
vocative husky huskyové, husky
locative huskym huskyích, huskych
instrumental huskym huskyi, huskymi

Noun

husky

  1. (informal) inflection of huska:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
    Synonyms: husy, husičky

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English husky.

Noun

husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyer, definite plural huskyene)

  1. a husky (breed of dog)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English husky.

Noun

husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyar, definite plural huskyane)

  1. husky (breed of dog)

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English husky.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxas.ki/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aski
  • Syllabification: hus‧ky

Noun

husky m anim (indeclinable)

  1. husky (dog)

Further reading
  • husky in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • husky in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

From English husky.

Noun

husky m (plural huskys)

  1. husky (dogs)
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