Tusk

See also: tusk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Tusk, from Kashubian Tuzk, a variant of Tuzek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːsk/

Proper noun

Tusk

1. A male surname from Kashubian

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Kashubian Tuzk, a variant of Tuzek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtusk/

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• Rhymes: -usk
• Syllabification: Tusk

Proper noun

Tusk m pers

1. a male surname from Kashubian

Declension

Declension of Tusk

	singular	plural
nominative	Tusk	Tuskowie
genitive	Tuska	Tusków
dative	Tuskowi	Tuskom
accusative	Tuska	Tusków
instrumental	Tuskiem	Tuskami
locative	Tusku	Tuskach
vocative	Tusku	Tuskowie

Proper noun

Tusk f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname from Kashubian

Further reading

• “Tusk”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

• Tüsk (Skäddel)

Etymology

From Old Frisian tusk, from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz. Cognates include West Frisian tosk and English tusk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊsk/
• Hyphenation: Tusk
• Rhymes: -ʊsk

Noun

Tusk m (plural Tuske)

1. (Romelse, Strukelje) tooth

Derived terms

• Tuskedokter

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “Tusk”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN