Definitions and meaning of gus
gus
Translingual
Symbol
gus
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Guinean Sign Language.
See also
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- Wiktionary’s coverage of Guinean Sign Language terms
English
Noun
gus
- plural of gu
Burushaski
Noun
gus (plural gushínga)
- woman
Danish
Noun
gus c (singular definite gusen, plural indefinite gus)
- haar (or sea fret) Thick, cold fog, especially coming from the sea.
French
Etymology
From Occitan gus.
Pronunciation
Noun
gus m (plural gus)
- (colloquial) bloke, guy
Further reading
- “gus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦸꦱ꧀ (gus).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡus/ [ˈɡʊs]
- Rhymes: -us
- Syllabification: gus
Noun
gus (uncountable)
- polite term of address by adults to boys or youths
Further reading
- “gus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish gus, guss (“vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustus (“excellence, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“choice, taste”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ɡʊsˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɡʌsˠ/
Noun
gus m (genitive singular gusa)
- vigor, force
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- “gus”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 388
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.
Pronunciation
Noun
gus f
- goose
Declension
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “gus”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “gus”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈɡus/ [ˈɡus]
- Rhymes: -us
- Hyphenation: gus
Adverb
gus (Jawi spelling ݢوس)
- simultaneously
References
Further reading
- “gus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
North Frisian
Alternative forms
- göis (Mooring)
- Guus (Sylt)
Etymology
From Old Frisian *gōs, from Proto-Germanic *gans.
Noun
gus f (plural ges)
- (Föhr-Amrum) goose
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“choice, taste”).
Noun
gus m (genitive gossa)
- force, vigour
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Form of gu.
Pronunciation
Preposition
gus (+ nominative with the definite article, + dative otherwise)
- to, up to, as far as
See also
Conjunction
gus
- in order to
- Chaidh e dhan bhùth gus biadh a cheannach. ― He went to the shop to buy some food.
References
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *gʷis-/*gus-.
Noun
gus ?
- male genitalia
References
- “gus” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.
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