luska
Finnish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editluska (dialectal)
- Alternative form of lusikka.
References
editSlovene
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *luska.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlūska f
- scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
Further reading
edit- “luska”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
editVerb
editluska (present luskar, preterite luskade, supine luskat, imperative luska)
- (often with ut (“out”) or i (“in”)) to suss (out), to poke around (in) (do digging into)
- Vi lyckades luska ut vem den mystiske föraren var
- We managed to suss out who the mysterious driver was
- Vi luskar lite i hans kontaktnät
- We're doing some poking into his network of acquaintances
Conjugation
editConjugation of luska (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | luska | luskas | ||
Supine | luskat | luskats | ||
Imperative | luska | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | lusken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | luskar | luskade | luskas | luskades |
Ind. plural1 | luska | luskade | luskas | luskades |
Subjunctive2 | luske | luskade | luskes | luskades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | luskande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also
editReferences
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