luska

See also: łuska and łuską

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluskɑ/, [ˈlus̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uskɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): lus‧ka

Noun

luska (dialectal)

1. Alternative form of lusikka.

References

• “luska”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN, retrieved 2022-06-10.

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *luska.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lùːska/

Noun

lūska f

1. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Further reading

• “luska”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

Verb

luska (present luskar, preterite luskade, supine luskat, imperative luska)

1. (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

Conjugation of luska (weak)

	active		passive
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
present participle		luskande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• lista ut
• snoka (“snoop”)

References

• luska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• luska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• luska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)