pysk
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Cornish
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
Noun
pysk m (plural puskes or pùscas)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pysk | bysk | fysk | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- “pysk” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech pysk, from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
pysk m inan
- (informal) lip
- Synonym: ret
- lip of an animal
- koňské pysky ― lips of a horse
- labium (of the vulva)
- (botany) labellum
- (archaic) beak
- Synonym: zobák
Declension
Derived terms
adjectives
Further reading
- “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), 2008–2025
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
pysk m inan
Declension
Declension of pysk (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pysk | pysky | pysci, pyskové |
| genitive | pyska, pysku | pyskú | pyskóv |
| dative | pysku | pyskoma | pyskóm |
| accusative | pysk | pysky | pysky |
| vocative | pyšče | pysky | pysci, pyskové |
| locative | pyscě, pysku | pyskú | pysciech |
| instrumental | pyskem | pyskoma | pysky |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: pysk
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “pysk”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pyskъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
pysk m inan (diminutive pyszczek, augmentative pyszczydło)
Declension
Declension of pysk
Related terms
adjective