луска

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *luska.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫʊˈska]

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Noun

луска́ • (luská) f inan (genitive луски́, nominative plural лу́ски, genitive plural луск)

1. (biology) scale (protective skin plate)

   Synonym: лузга́ (luzhá)

Declension

Declension of луска́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	луска́ luská	лу́ски lúsky
genitive	луски́ luský	луск lusk
dative	лусці́ luscí	лу́скам lúskam
accusative	луску́ luskú	лу́ски lúsky
instrumental	луско́ю luskóju	лу́сками lúskamy
locative	лусці́ luscí	лу́сках lúskax
vocative	лу́ско lúsko	лу́ски lúsky

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “луска”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “луска”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “луска”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)