ustel
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Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. The Lapurdian dialect has the forms bustel, pustel and phustel. Zuberoan has üstel with unexpected fronting of u before s. This word may be a loan from an unknown language, though dropping b before u occurs sporadically in native words as well.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]ustel (comparative ustelago, superlative ustelen, excessive ustelegi)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ustel (adjective, ending in consonant)
Noun
[edit]ustel inan or anim
- rot, decay
- (sports) foul
- (school) flunking, not passing, failure
- shirker, dead weight (a person who doesn't do his or her share of work)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ustel (animate and inanimate, ending in consonant)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “ustel” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk