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]
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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