kuusk

Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kuusi, from Proto-Uralic *kowse. The strong stem may be analogical, perhaps based on kask : kase- (birch).

Noun

kuusk (genitive kuuse, partitive kuuske)

  1. fir, spruce
    Synonym: nulg

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