usta

Contraction

usta

1. (informal, eye dialect) used to
   • 1941, James Howell Street, In my father's house:

     We usta have a rule that if a trusty shot an escaping convict, then the trusty would go free.

Anagrams

• Aust, Tusa, USAT, stau, taus, utas

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?].

Noun

usta m

1. mason
2. master

Synonyms

zejtar

Noun

usta f (plural uste)

1. the characteristic smell left by wild animals and traced by hunting dogs

Participle

usta

1. nominative feminine singular of ustus
2. nominative neuter plural of ustus
3. accusative neuter plural of ustus
4. vocative feminine singular of ustus
5. vocative neuter plural of ustus

ustā

1. ablative feminine singular of ustus

References

• usta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• usta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *usta.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈusta]

Noun

usta pl (plural only)

1. mouth

Further reading

• usta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *usta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǔːsta/
• Hyphenation: u‧sta

Noun

ústa n pl (Cyrillic spelling у́ста)

1. (plural only) mouth

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *usta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈùːsta/
• Tonal orthography: ústa

Noun

ústa n pl (genitive úst, plural only)

1. mouth (the opening of an animal through which food is ingested)

Etymology

From Persian اوستا‎ (ustâ) / استاد‎ (ostâd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [usta]
• Hyphenation: us‧ta

Noun

usta (definite accusative ustayı, plural ustalar)

1. master

Related terms

• üstün

Noun

usta f (plural uste)

1. smell (the sense of smell)
2. nose (intuition)