tus
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tus"
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *tutja, cognate to Old Norse þeya (“to melt”), Old High German douwen (“id”), with 'being silent' as an intermediary stage of semantic development.[1] Alternatively related to tund.[2]
Verb
tus (aorist tuta, participle tutë)
- to frighten
Related terms
References
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tus”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
- Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.198
Verb
tus
- inflection of tossir:
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *tʉd, from Proto-Celtic *toutā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [tyːz]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [tiːz]
Noun
tus m pl
See also
Alternative forms
Etymology
Attested since 1974, of obscure origin, but probably related to German tuschen (“to paint with watercolors”).
Noun
tus c (singular definite tussen, plural indefinite tusser)
Inflection
More information common gender, Singular ...
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tus | tussen | tusser | tusserne |
| genitive | tus' | tussens | tussers | tussernes |
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Declension of tus
Pronunciation
Determiner
tus f pl
- (Lagarteiru) Apocopic form of túas (“your”)
Usage notes
- Used in Lagarteiru before a feminine plural noun as part of a noun phrase.
See also
More information Possessee, Singular ...
| Possessee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||||
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |||
| Possessor | First person | Singular | mei | miña | meis | miñas |
| Plural | nosu | nosa | nosus | nosas | ||
| Second person | Singular | tei | túa, tu1 | teis | túas, tus1 | |
| Plural | vosu | vosa | vosus | vosas | ||
| Third person | sei | súa, su1 | seis | súas, sus1 | ||
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Fala possessive determiners and pronouns
- Determiner forms used in Lagarteiru before a noun.
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From German Tusche (“Indian ink”), from tuschen, from French toucher.[1] First attested in 1782.[1]
Noun
tus (plural tusok)
- Indian ink (black ink made from lampblack)
Declension
More information Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony), singular ...
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tus | tusok |
| accusative | tust | tusokat |
| dative | tusnak | tusoknak |
| instrumental | tussal | tusokkal |
| causal-final | tusért | tusokért |
| translative | tussá | tusokká |
| terminative | tusig | tusokig |
| essive-formal | tusként | tusokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | tusban | tusokban |
| superessive | tuson | tusokon |
| adessive | tusnál | tusoknál |
| illative | tusba | tusokba |
| sublative | tusra | tusokra |
| allative | tushoz | tusokhoz |
| elative | tusból | tusokból |
| delative | tusról | tusokról |
| ablative | tustól | tusoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
tusé | tusoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
tuséi | tusokéi |
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More information Possessive forms of, possessor ...
| Possessive forms of tus | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | tusom | tusaim |
| 2nd person sing. | tusod | tusaid |
| 3rd person sing. | tusa | tusai |
| 1st person plural | tusunk | tusaink |
| 2nd person plural | tusotok | tusaitok |
| 3rd person plural | tusuk | tusaik |
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Derived terms
- tuskihúzó
- tusrajz
Etymology 2
From German Tusch, possibly from tuschen.[1] First attested in 1784.[1]
Noun
tus (plural tusok)
- (music) flourish (ceremonious passage)
- 1848, Sándor Petőfi, Lehel vezér, canto 1, stanza 46, lines 5-8:
- És mikor vége lett a jókivánságnak, / A muzsikusok rá hangos tust huzának, / A sok összeveszett hang forgott a légben, / Mint a por a forgószélnek örvényében.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1869, Mór Jókai, A kőszívű ember fiai, part 1, chapter 1:
- A háttérbe állított egyiptomi zenekar vezetőjének nyirettyűje a levegőbe volt emelve, hogy amint a tósztnak vége szakad, friss lelkesüléssel rándítsa rá a pohárzaj-elnémító tust, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1892, Mór Jókai, chapter 15, in Rákóczy fia:
- De még fényesebb volt a pékek parádéja […] Császári lovasság kísérte őket elöl-hátul, közben céhzászlókat emelve, s a hírhedett pékbillikomot ürítgetve, járultak a daliás péklegények nagy muzsikaszóval, s minden pékbolt előtt riadó tust húzattak, égre emelt kardokkal esküdve, hogy míg a nap az égen jár, nem lesz a világon párja a bécsi császárzsemlyének és perecnek!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (obsolete) drinking to someone's health
- Tust ittak az egészségére. — They drank to his health.
Declension
Same as above.
Etymology 3
From German Dusche (“shower”), from French douche (“shower”).[1] First attested in 1900.[1]
Noun
tus (plural tusok)
Declension
Same as above.
Derived terms
- tusfürdő
- tusol
Etymology 4
From the dialectal tusa (“large end of a stick”), of unknown origin.[1][2] First attested in 1838.[1]
Noun
tus (plural tusok)
Declension
Same as above.
Synonyms
- (butt): agy, puskaagy, puskatus
Derived terms
- puskatus
Etymology 5
From French touche (“touch”), from toucher (“to touch”).[1] First attested in 1878.[1]
Noun
tus (plural tusok)
Declension
Same as above.
Derived terms
- tussol
References
- tus in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- Pusztai, Ferenc (ed.). Magyar értelmező kéziszótár (“A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian”). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003. 2nd, expanded and revised edition →ISBN. Online searchable version (under development)
Further reading
- (India ink): tus in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (flourish in music): tus in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (shower): tus in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (rifle butt): tus in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (touch in fencing): tus in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tuːs/, [t̪uːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tus/, [t̪us]
Noun
tūs n (genitive tūris); third declension
- Alternative spelling of thūs
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Adverb
tus
- (Early Middle English, before dentals) Alternative form of þus
Etymology
From Old Frisian tōth.
Noun
tus m (plural tes)
- (Föhr-Amrum) (anatomy) tooth
Etymology
Pronunciation
Pronoun
tus (personal, Perso-Arabic spelling تُس)
- you (2pl nom)
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “tus”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tus”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Verb
tus
- to show
Pronunciation
Determiner
tus pl
Related terms
More information possessor, preposed ...
| possessor | preposed | postposed or standalone | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| possessee | possessee | ||||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | ||||
| First person: | singular: | mi | mis | mío | mía | míos | mías |
| plural: | (same as postposed/standalone) | nuestro | nuestra | nuestros | nuestras | ||
| Second person (informal): |
singular: | tu | tus | tuyo | tuya | tuyos | tuyas |
| plural: | (same as postposed/standalone) | vuestro | vuestra | vuestros | vuestras | ||
| Third person: | su | sus | suyo | suya | suyos | suyas | |
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Spanish possessive determiners
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong *dɛŋᴮ (“classifier for horses”), probably borrowed from Chinese 頭／头 (“head; classifier for animals, cylindrical stub-like objects, etc.”).[1]
Pronunciation
Classifier
tus
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
- Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, pages 231-2; 283.
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