ustel

== Basque == === Etymology === Unknown. The Lapurdian dialect has the forms bustel, pustel and phustel. Zuberoan has üstel with unexpected fronting of u before s. This word may be a loan from an unknown language, though dropping b before u occurs sporadically in native words as well. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /us̺tel/ [us̺.t̪el] Rhymes: -us̺tel, -el Hyphenation: us‧tel === Adjective === ustel (comparative ustelago, superlative ustelen, excessive ustelegi) rotten corrupt, crooked, two-faced, dishonest ==== Declension ==== === Noun === ustel inan or anim rot, decay (sports) foul (school) flunking, not passing, failure shirker, dead weight (a person who doesn't do his or her share of work) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== haratustel === References === R. L. Trask (2008), “ustel”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 362