Cornish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Cornish pysk, from Old Cornish pisc, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨsk, a borrowing from Latin piscis. Compare Breton pesk, and the related Welsh pysgod.

Pronunciation edit

(Middle Cornish) IPA(key): /pɪːsk/

Noun edit

pysk m (plural puskes or pùscas)

  1. fish

Mutation edit

Czech edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech pysk, from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɪsk]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pysk

Noun edit

pysk m inan

  1. (informal) lip
    Synonym: ret
  2. lip of an animal
    koňské pyskylips of a horse
  3. labium
  4. (archaic) beak

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Further reading edit

  • pysk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • pysk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • pysk in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pysk m inan

  1. lip
    Synonym: ret
  2. beak
  3. snout

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Czech: pysk

Further reading edit

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pysk m inan (diminutive pyszczek, augmentative pyszczydło)

  1. muzzle, gob (mouth of an animal)
  2. (derogatory) mug, face (of a human)
    Synonym: morda

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Further reading edit

  • pysk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pysk in Polish dictionaries at PWN