Cornish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Cornish pysk, from Old Cornish pisc, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨsk, a borrowing from Latin piscis. Compare Breton pesk, and the related Welsh pysgod.

Pronunciation

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(Middle Cornish) IPA(key): /pɪːsk/

Noun

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pysk m (plural puskes or pùscas)

  1. fish

Mutation

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Mutation of pysk
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
pysk bysk fysk unchanged unchanged unchanged

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech pysk, from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpɪsk]
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  • Hyphenation: pysk

Noun

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pysk m inan

  1. (informal) lip
    Synonym: ret
  2. lip of an animal
    koňské pyskylips of a horse
  3. labium (of the vulva)
  4. (botany) labellum
  5. (archaic) beak
    Synonym: zobák

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • pysk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • pysk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • pysk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pysk m inan

  1. lip
    Synonym: ret
  2. beak
  3. snout

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Czech: pysk

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Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.

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Noun

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pysk m inan (diminutive pyszczek, augmentative pyszczydło)

  1. muzzle, gob (mouth of an animal)
  2. (derogatory) mug, face (of a human)
    Synonym: morda

Declension

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Further reading

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