husky
See also: Husky
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhʌs.ki/
- Rhymes: -ʌski
Etymology 1
husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
Adjective
husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)
- (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding.
- (US) Burly, stout.
- Hamlin Garland
- You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]
- 1965, Popular Mechanics, September issue, page 22
- Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A […]
- Hamlin Garland
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
- John Dryden
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
- John Dryden
Derived terms
Translations
hoarse and rough-sounding
burly, thick; fat, overweight
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Etymology 2
Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.
Noun
Two Alaskan huskies in harness
husky (plural huskies)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
- polar dog
Related terms
Translations
Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs
See also
husky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
husky on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Czech
Etymology 1
Noun
husky
- husky (breed of dog)
Declension
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | husky | huskyové |
| genitive | huskyho/huskya | huskyů |
| dative | huskymu | huskyům |
| accusative | huskyho/huskya | huskye |
| vocative | husky/huskye | huskyové |
| locative | huskym | huskyích |
| instrumental | huskym | huskyi |
Etymology 2
Noun
husky
- (informal) diminutive of husy
Declension
See huska
Synonyms
- husy
- husičky
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyer, definite plural huskyene)
- a husky (breed of dog)
References
- “husky” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyar, definite plural huskyane)
- a husky (breed of dog)
Spanish
Noun
husky m (plural huskys)
- husky (dogs)
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