schuss
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schuss (literally “shot”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
schuss (plural schusses)
- (skiing) A straight run downhill.
- 1992, Will Self, Cock and Bull:
- The hand slid down the schuss of material and plucked at the hem.
Translations
straight run downhill
Verb
schuss (third-person singular simple present schusses, present participle schussing, simple past and past participle schussed)
- To ski a schuss.
- When, on his first time on skis, he just schussed down the mountain, we knew he was a natural.
Translations
to ski a schuss
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Cimbrian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “semantic loan from ult. from stloppus?”)
Noun
schuss ?
References
- “schuss” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schuss (literally “shot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
schuss m (plural schuss)
Derived terms
Adverb
schuss
- quickly
- Il y va tout schuss. ― He's off like a shot.
Further reading
- “schuss”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.