huso

See also: Huso

English

Etymology

From German Hausen and English isinglass.

Noun

huso (plural husos)

1. A large European sturgeon (Huso huso), inhabiting the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; the beluga.
2. The huchen, a large salmon.

References

• “huso”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Hous., Huos, ohus

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦuso]

Noun

huso

1. vocative singular of husa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German hūso or its antecedent Proto-West Germanic *hūsō, as no name (of certain meaning) for the fish was transmitted from classical antiquity.

Noun

hūsō m (genitive hūsōnis); third declension

1. sturgeon

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hūsō	hūsōnēs
Genitive	hūsōnis	hūsōnum
Dative	hūsōnī	hūsōnibus
Accusative	hūsōnem	hūsōnēs
Ablative	hūsōne	hūsōnibus
Vocative	hūsō	hūsōnēs

Old High German

Alternative forms

• hūs, huso

Etymology

Unknown. Akin to Middle Low German hūse, hūsen, Middle Dutch huus.

Noun

hūso m

1. sturgeon and other fish

Declension

Declension of hūso (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	hūso	hūson, hūsun
accusative	hūson, hūsun	hūson, hūsun
genitive	hūsen, hūsin	hūsōno
dative	hūsen, hūsin	hūsōm, hūsōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: hūse
  • German: Hausen, Hause
    • → English: hawsom (obsolete)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhuso]

Noun

huso f

1. vocative singular of husă

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fūsus. Cognate with English fuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuso/ [ˈu.so]
• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: hu‧so
• Homophone: uso

Noun

huso m (plural husos)

1. spindle

Derived terms

• ahusar
• husillo
• huso esférico
• huso horario

 

Related terms

• fusiforme

 

Further reading

• “huso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014