husa

See also: húsa, husă, and HuSA

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫsь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.
Compare Serbo-Croatian guska and German Gans.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦusa/
  • Rhymes: -usa
  • Hyphenation: hu‧sa

Noun

husa f

  1. goose
  2. female goose
    • 1935, Ludmila Tesařová, “Jak šla zvířátka do světa”, in Tatíčkovy pohádky‎, Praha: Vojtěch Šeba:
      Na stole hořela svíčka a z trouby voněla pečená husa.
      A candle was burning on the table and a goose smelled nicely from the oven.

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative husa husy
genitive husy hus, husí
dative huse husám
accusative husu husy
vocative huso husy
locative huse husách
instrumental husou husami

Derived terms

Further reading
  • husa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • husa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

husa n

  1. definite plural of hus

Verb

husa

  1. simple past of huse
  2. past participle of huse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

husa n

  1. definite plural of hus

Etymology 2

From Old Norse húsa.

Alternative forms
  • huse (e infinitive, also Bokmål)

Verb

husa (present tense husar or huser, past tense husa or huste, past participle husa or hust, passive infinitive husast, present participle husande, imperative hus)

  1. to house, harbour (physically)
  2. to harbour (psychologically)

References

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -²ʉːsa

Noun

husa c

  1. (archaic) maidservant

Declension
Declension of husa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative husa husan husor husorna
Genitive husas husans husors husornas
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