usuc

Romanian

Etymology 1

see usca.

Verb

usuc

first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of usca

Etymology 2

Unknown. Possibly from the verb usca or alternatively from Latin sucus, contaminated with the former (see also suc, which may be a borrowed doublet). Another theory suggests an Ancient Greek root *οἴσυκος (*oísukos) < οἴσυπος (oísupos).

Noun

usuc n (plural usucuri)

(rare, regional) sebum, an oily substance covering the wool sheared from a sheep, which is then washed off
(rare, regional) the dirty water consisting of this washed out material

Declension

Declension of usuc

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) usuc	usucul	(niște) usucuri	usucurile
genitive/dative	(unui) usuc	usucului	(unor) usucuri	usucurilor
vocative	usucule		usucurilor

Related terms

suc