ustel

See also: üstel

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]
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  • Rhymes: -us̺tel, -el
  • Hyphenation: us‧tel

Adjective

ustel (comparative ustelago, superlative ustelen, excessive ustelegi)

  1. rotten
  2. corrupt, crooked, two-faced, dishonest

Declension

Declension of ustel (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ustel ustela ustelak
ergative ustelek ustelak ustelek
dative usteli ustelari ustelei
genitive ustelen ustelaren ustelen
comitative ustelekin ustelarekin ustelekin
causative ustelengatik ustelarengatik ustelengatik
benefactive ustelentzat ustelarentzat ustelentzat
instrumental ustelez ustelaz ustelez
inessive anim ustelengan ustelarengan ustelengan
inan usteletan ustelean usteletan
locative anim — — —
inan usteletako usteleko usteletako
allative anim ustelengana ustelarengana ustelengana
inan usteletara ustelera usteletara
terminative anim ustelenganaino ustelarenganaino ustelenganaino
inan usteletaraino usteleraino usteletaraino
directive anim ustelenganantz ustelarenganantz ustelenganantz
inan usteletarantz ustelerantz usteletarantz
destinative anim ustelenganako ustelarenganako ustelenganako
inan usteletarako ustelerako usteletarako
ablative anim ustelengandik ustelarengandik ustelengandik
inan usteletatik usteletik usteletatik
partitive ustelik — —
prolative usteltzat — —

Noun

ustel inan or anim

  1. rot, decay
  2. (sports) foul
  3. (school) flunking, not passing, failure
  4. shirker, dead weight (a person who doesn't do his or her share of work)

Declension

Declension of ustel (animate and inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ustel ustela ustelak
ergative ustelek ustelak ustelek
dative usteli ustelari ustelei
genitive ustelen ustelaren ustelen
comitative ustelekin ustelarekin ustelekin
causative ustelengatik ustelarengatik ustelengatik
benefactive ustelentzat ustelarentzat ustelentzat
instrumental ustelez ustelaz ustelez
inessive anim ustelengan ustelarengan ustelengan
inan usteletan ustelean usteletan
locative anim — — —
inan usteletako usteleko usteletako
allative anim ustelengana ustelarengana ustelengana
inan usteletara ustelera usteletara
terminative anim ustelenganaino ustelarenganaino ustelenganaino
inan usteletaraino usteleraino usteletaraino
directive anim ustelenganantz ustelarenganantz ustelenganantz
inan usteletarantz ustelerantz usteletarantz
destinative anim ustelenganako ustelarenganako ustelenganako
inan usteletarako ustelerako usteletarako
ablative anim ustelengandik ustelarengandik ustelengandik
inan usteletatik usteletik usteletatik
partitive ustelik — —
prolative usteltzat — —

Derived terms

References

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