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== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Us-Saare. === Symbol === uss (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Saare. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Saare terms == Estonian == === Etymology === Possibly onomatopoetic. A similar root is seen in Livonian ūška (“worm”). Alternatively, derived from Old East Slavic ѫжь (ǫžĭ, “grass snake”), whence Russian уж (už). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈusʲː/, [ˈusʲː] Rhymes: -usʲː Hyphenation: uss === Noun === uss (genitive ussi, partitive ussi) worm (in the plural, zoology) invertebrates with a long slender body (Vermes) Kaanid kuuluvad usside hulka. ― Leeches are worms. as live bait for fish maggot, larva usse täis õun ― an apple full of maggots snake ussi sisin ― the hissing of a snake ussilt salvata saama ― get bitten by a snake ussina looklev rongkäik ― a winding parade (like a snake) vihkama nagu ussi aia all ― hate someone like a snake under the fence Synonym: madu (figuratively) a mean, sneaky, deceitful person Synonym: madu ==== Usage notes ==== Uss in the definition of "snake" is commonly used for smaller snakes, that are native to Estonia, such as a viper or a grass snake, whereas larger, poisonous snakes are referred to as madu. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (snake): madu ==== Derived terms ==== usjas ussilik ussitama ==== Compounds ==== === References === uss in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “uss”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == Icelandic == === Interjection === uss shush!, be quiet! Synonym: suss tsk!, pshaw!, pht!, used to indicate disapproval or disgust Synonyms: fuss, svei, iss, fussum svei Uss nei! ― Pht, no way! ==== Derived terms ==== ussa (“to shush”) == Lombard == === Etymology === Akin to Italian uscio, from Latin ostium. === Noun === uss door == Manx == === Etymology === From a Middle Irish [Term?] lenited form of Old Irish tussu. === Pronoun === uss Second person singular informal emphatic personal pronoun; you ==== Related terms ==== oo (non-emphatic) === References === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Piedmontese == === Alternative forms === üss === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ys/ === Noun === uss m (plural uss) door