uss

See also: USS, USs, uss-, US$, us's, U.S.S., üss, and ūss

Estonian

Vihmauss (Lumbricus terrestris)

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoetic. A similar root is seen in Livonian ūška (“worm”).

Alternatively, derived from Old East Slavic ѫжь (ǫžĭ, “grass snake”), whence Russian уж (už).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈusʲː/, [ˈusʲː]
• Rhymes: -usʲː
• Hyphenation: uss

Noun

uss (genitive ussi, partitive ussi)

1. worm
   1. (in the plural, zoology) invertebrates with a long slender body (Vermes)

      Kaanid kuuluvad usside hulka. ― Leeches are worms.

   2. as live bait for fish

      Poiss ajas õnge otsa priske ussi.

      The boy baited a hook with a worm.

   3. maggot, larva

      usse täis õun ― an apple full of maggots

      Jahu on ussidest rikutud.

      The flour is spoiled by maggots.

      Keha saab ussidele söödaks.

      The body will become food for worms.

2. snake

   ussi sisin ― the hissing of a snake

   ussilt salvata saama ― get bitten by a snake

   ussina looklev rongkäik ― a winding parade (like a snake)

   vihkama nagu ussi aia all ― hate someone like a snake under the fence

   Synonym: madu

3. (figuratively) a mean, sneaky, deceitful person

   Synonym: madu

Usage notes

Uss in the definition of "snake" is commonly used for smaller snakes, that are native to Estonia, such as a viper or a grass snake, whereas larger, poisonous snakes are referred to as madu.

Declension

Declension of uss (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		uss	ussid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ussi
genitive			usside
partitive		ussi	usse ussisid
illative		ussi ussisse	ussidesse ussesse
inessive		ussis	ussides usses
elative		ussist	ussidest ussest
allative		ussile	ussidele ussele
adessive		ussil	ussidel ussel
ablative		ussilt	ussidelt usselt
translative		ussiks	ussideks usseks
terminative		ussini	ussideni
essive		ussina	ussidena
abessive		ussita	ussideta
comitative		ussiga	ussidega

Synonyms

• (snake): madu

Derived terms

• usjas
• ussilik
• ussitama

Compounds

• herneuss
• imiuss
• jaaniuss
• jõhvuss
• kadedususs
• kahtluseuss
• kapsauss
• keeluss
• keeritsuss
• kiduuss
• kopsuuss
• kõhuuss
• kärssuss
• laiuss
• lameuss
• linaluuuss
• madu-uss
• mullauss
• mureuss
• niituss
• nugiuss
• nõeluss
• paeluss
• parasiituss
• piuguss
• ripsuss
• rukkiuss
• rõnguss
• salauss
• siidiuss
• traatuss
• vaarikauss
• vaskuss
• vihmauss
• õeluseuss
• õunauss
• ümaruss

 

• ussiauk
• ussihammustus
• ussikapsas
• ussikeel
• ussikuningas
• ussikuusk
• ussilakk
• ussimaarjapäev
• ussimürk
• ussinahk
• ussipesa
• ussipuju
• ussipundar
• ussipuru
• ussirohi
• ussiseeme
• ussisugu
• ussisõnad
• ussitaoline
• ussitatar
• ussjätke
• ussnugiline
• ussripik
• usstõbi
• ussviirus

 

References

• uss in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “uss”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Icelandic

Interjection

uss

1. shush!, be quiet!

   Synonym: suss

2. tsk!, pshaw!, pht!, used to indicate disapproval or disgust

   Synonyms: fuss, svei, iss, fussum svei

   Uss nei! ― Pht, no way!

Derived terms

• ussa (“to shush”)

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian uscio, from Latin ostium.

Noun

uss

1. door

Manx

Etymology

From a Middle Irish [Term?] lenited form of Old Irish tussu.

Pronoun

uss

1. Second person singular informal emphatic personal pronoun; you

Related terms

• oo (non-emphatic)

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• üss

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ys/

Noun

uss m (plural uss)

1. door