усач

Russian

Alternative forms

• уса́чъ (usáč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

From ус (us, “moustache”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈsat͡ɕ]

Noun

уса́ч • (usáč) m anim (genitive усача́, nominative plural усачи́, genitive plural усаче́й)

1. A man with a mustache, especially a large one.
2. (ichthyology) barb (fish)
3. (entomology) longhorn beetle

Declension

Declension of уса́ч (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	уса́ч usáč	усачи́ usačí
genitive	усача́ usačá	усаче́й usačéj
dative	усачу́ usačú	усача́м usačám
accusative	усача́ usačá	усаче́й usačéj
instrumental	усачо́м usačóm	усача́ми usačámi
prepositional	усаче́ usačé	усача́х usačáx

Further reading

• усач in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru