kusk
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From German Kutscher (“coachman”), from Kutsche (“carriage, coach”), from Hungarian kocsi, named after the Hungarian village Kocs.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kusk c (singular definite kusken, plural indefinite kuske)
Declension edit
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
kusk n (genitive singular kusks, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of kusk
Further reading edit
- “kusk” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Kutscher, from Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi, arguably from the name of the village Kocs. Cognate of English coach, French coche, Dutch koetsier.
Noun edit
kusk c
Declension edit
| Declension of kusk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kusk | kusken | kuskar | kuskarna |
| Genitive | kusks | kuskens | kuskars | kuskarnas |
Related terms edit
References edit
- kusk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kusk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kusk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kusk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)