prusik

See also: Prusik

English

Alternative forms

• prussik

Etymology

Named for Austrian mountaineer Karl Prusik.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹʌsɪk/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

prusik (plural prusiks)

1. (climbing, chiefly attributive) A type of friction hitch.

Translations

friction hitch

• Czech: Prusíkův uzel, prusík m
• Dutch: prusikknoop m
• Finnish: Prusikin solmu, prusik
• German: Prusik (de) m, Prusikknoten (de) m

Verb

prusik (third-person singular simple present prusiks, present participle prusiking, simple past and past participle prusiked)

1. (climbing) To climb a rope using a prusik.

Anagrams

• spruik

Finnish

Etymology

From German Prusik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprusik/, [ˈprus̠ik]
• Rhymes: -usik
• Syllabification^(key): pru‧sik

Noun

prusik

1. prusik (hitch)

Declension

Inflection of prusik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		prusik	prusikit
genitive		prusikin	prusikien
partitive		prusikia	prusikeja
illative		prusikiin	prusikeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		prusik	prusikit
accusative	nom.	prusik	prusikit
	gen.	prusikin
genitive		prusikin	prusikien
partitive		prusikia	prusikeja
inessive		prusikissa	prusikeissa
elative		prusikista	prusikeista
illative		prusikiin	prusikeihin
adessive		prusikilla	prusikeilla
ablative		prusikilta	prusikeilta
allative		prusikille	prusikeille
essive		prusikina	prusikeina
translative		prusikiksi	prusikeiksi
abessive		prusikitta	prusikeitta
instructive		—	prusikein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of prusik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative prusikini prusikini accusative nom. prusikini prusikini gen. prusikini genitive prusikini prusikieni partitive prusikiani prusikejani inessive prusikissani prusikeissani elative prusikistani prusikeistani illative prusikiini prusikeihini adessive prusikillani prusikeillani ablative prusikiltani prusikeiltani allative prusikilleni prusikeilleni essive prusikinani prusikeinani translative prusikikseni prusikeikseni abessive prusikittani prusikeittani instructive — — comitative — prusikeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative prusikisi prusikisi accusative nom. prusikisi prusikisi gen. prusikisi genitive prusikisi prusikiesi partitive prusikiasi prusikejasi inessive prusikissasi prusikeissasi elative prusikistasi prusikeistasi illative prusikiisi prusikeihisi adessive prusikillasi prusikeillasi ablative prusikiltasi prusikeiltasi allative prusikillesi prusikeillesi essive prusikinasi prusikeinasi translative prusikiksesi prusikeiksesi abessive prusikittasi prusikeittasi instructive — — comitative — prusikeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative prusikimme prusikimme accusative nom. prusikimme prusikimme gen. prusikimme genitive prusikimme prusikiemme partitive prusikiamme prusikejamme inessive prusikissamme prusikeissamme elative prusikistamme prusikeistamme illative prusikiimme prusikeihimme adessive prusikillamme prusikeillamme ablative prusikiltamme prusikeiltamme allative prusikillemme prusikeillemme essive prusikinamme prusikeinamme translative prusikiksemme prusikeiksemme abessive prusikittamme prusikeittamme instructive — — comitative — prusikeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative prusikinne prusikinne accusative nom. prusikinne prusikinne gen. prusikinne genitive prusikinne prusikienne partitive prusikianne prusikejanne inessive prusikissanne prusikeissanne elative prusikistanne prusikeistanne illative prusikiinne prusikeihinne adessive prusikillanne prusikeillanne ablative prusikiltanne prusikeiltanne allative prusikillenne prusikeillenne essive prusikinanne prusikeinanne translative prusikiksenne prusikeiksenne abessive prusikittanne prusikeittanne instructive — — comitative — prusikeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative prusikinsa prusikinsa accusative nom. prusikinsa prusikinsa gen. prusikinsa genitive prusikinsa prusikiensa partitive prusikiaan prusikiansa prusikejaan prusikejansa inessive prusikissaan prusikissansa prusikeissaan prusikeissansa elative prusikistaan prusikistansa prusikeistaan prusikeistansa illative prusikiinsa prusikeihinsa adessive prusikillaan prusikillansa prusikeillaan prusikeillansa ablative prusikiltaan prusikiltansa prusikeiltaan prusikeiltansa allative prusikilleen prusikillensa prusikeilleen prusikeillensa essive prusikinaan prusikinansa prusikeinaan prusikeinansa translative prusikikseen prusikiksensa prusikeikseen prusikeiksensa abessive prusikittaan prusikittansa prusikeittaan prusikeittansa instructive — — comitative — prusikeineen prusikeinensa

Synonyms

• Prusikin solmu