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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From husk +‎ -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".

Adjective

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husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)

  1. (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
  2. (US, euphemistic) Burly, stout.
    • 1910, Hamlin Garland, Other Main-Travelled Roads:
      You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard []
    • 1965, Popular Mechanics, September issue, page 22:
      Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A []
  3. (US) A modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.
  4. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
    • 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [], London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      Some swains have sown before: but most have found
      A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
  5. (slang, archaic) Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.
    • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
      “Well, here it is,” said Silver. “We want that treasure, and we’ll have it — that’s our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that’s yours. You have a chart, haven’t you?”
      “That’s as may be,” replied the captain.
      “Oh, well, you have, I know that,” returned Long John. “You needn’t be so husky with a man; there ain’t a particle of service in that, and you may lay to it. What I mean is, we want your chart. Now, I never meant you no harm, myself.”
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Etymology 2

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Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.

Noun

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Two Alaskan huskies in harness

husky (plural huskies)

  1. Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.
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  • Husky (an Eskimo person; an Eskimo language) (dated)
  • Eskimo
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Further reading

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Czech

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English husky.

Noun

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husky m anim

  1. husky (breed of dog)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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husky

  1. (informal) inflection of huska:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
    Synonyms: husy, husičky
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Finnish

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Etymology

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< English husky

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑski/, [ˈhɑ̝s̠k̟i]
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuski/, [ˈhus̠k̟i]
  • IPA(key): /ˈhusky/, [ˈhus̠k̟y]
  • Rhymes: -ɑski
  • Hyphenation(key): hus‧ky

Noun

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husky

  1. husky (dog)

Declension

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Inflection of husky (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative husky huskyt
genitive huskyn huskyjen
partitive huskyä huskyjä
illative huskyyn huskyihin
singular plural
nominative husky huskyt
accusative nom. husky huskyt
gen. huskyn
genitive huskyn huskyjen
partitive huskyä huskyjä
inessive huskyssä huskyissä
elative huskystä huskyistä
illative huskyyn huskyihin
adessive huskyllä huskyillä
ablative huskyltä huskyiltä
allative huskylle huskyille
essive huskynä huskyinä
translative huskyksi huskyiksi
abessive huskyttä huskyittä
instructive huskyin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of husky (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative huskyni huskyni
accusative nom. huskyni huskyni
gen. huskyni
genitive huskyni huskyjeni
partitive huskyäni huskyjäni
inessive huskyssäni huskyissäni
elative huskystäni huskyistäni
illative huskyyni huskyihini
adessive huskylläni huskyilläni
ablative huskyltäni huskyiltäni
allative huskylleni huskyilleni
essive huskynäni huskyinäni
translative huskykseni huskyikseni
abessive huskyttäni huskyittäni
instructive
comitative huskyineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative huskysi huskysi
accusative nom. huskysi huskysi
gen. huskysi
genitive huskysi huskyjesi
partitive huskyäsi huskyjäsi
inessive huskyssäsi huskyissäsi
elative huskystäsi huskyistäsi
illative huskyysi huskyihisi
adessive huskylläsi huskyilläsi
ablative huskyltäsi huskyiltäsi
allative huskyllesi huskyillesi
essive huskynäsi huskyinäsi
translative huskyksesi huskyiksesi
abessive huskyttäsi huskyittäsi
instructive
comitative huskyinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative huskymme huskymme
accusative nom. huskymme huskymme
gen. huskymme
genitive huskymme huskyjemme
partitive huskyämme huskyjämme
inessive huskyssämme huskyissämme
elative huskystämme huskyistämme
illative huskyymme huskyihimme
adessive huskyllämme huskyillämme
ablative huskyltämme huskyiltämme
allative huskyllemme huskyillemme
essive huskynämme huskyinämme
translative huskyksemme huskyiksemme
abessive huskyttämme huskyittämme
instructive
comitative huskyinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative huskynne huskynne
accusative nom. huskynne huskynne
gen. huskynne
genitive huskynne huskyjenne
partitive huskyänne huskyjänne
inessive huskyssänne huskyissänne
elative huskystänne huskyistänne
illative huskyynne huskyihinne
adessive huskyllänne huskyillänne
ablative huskyltänne huskyiltänne
allative huskyllenne huskyillenne
essive huskynänne huskyinänne
translative huskyksenne huskyiksenne
abessive huskyttänne huskyittänne
instructive
comitative huskyinenne

In speech, type 5 (risti) is normally used, giving for instance (with /ˈhɑski/) nominative singular haski, genitive haskin, partitive haskia, nominative plural haskit and genitive plural haskien.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From English husky.

Noun

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husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyer, definite plural huskyene)

  1. a husky (breed of dog)

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From English husky.

Noun

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husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyar, definite plural huskyane)

  1. husky (breed of dog)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English husky.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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husky m animal (indeclinable)

  1. husky (dog)

Further reading

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  • husky in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • husky in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English husky.

Noun

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husky m (plural huskys)

  1. husky (dogs)

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.