fus

See also: fús, fûs, füs, FUs, and fuŝ-

English

Noun

fus

1. plural of fu

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sputja, from Proto-Indo-European *pHu-tó- (compare Serbo-Croatian pítati (“to ask”), Tocharian B putk- (“to divide, share”), Latin putāre (“to prune”)).

Verb

fus (aorist futa, participle futur)

1. alternative form of fut

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• fusu

Etymology

From Latin fūsus. Compare Romanian fus.

Noun

fus n (plural fusi / fuse or fusuri)

1. spindle

Related terms

• fusar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fūsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfus]
• Rhymes: -us

Noun

fus m (plural fusos)

1. spindle

Derived terms

• fus horari

Further reading

• “fus”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fuī and fuistī respectively.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Rhymes: -y

Verb

fus

1. first/second-person singular past historic of être

Gullah

Alternative forms

• foss, fice

Etymology

From English first.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʌs/, /fos/, /fɑis/

Adjective

fus

1. first

Usage notes

• Gullah uses the same word for both the number and its ordinal adjective. fus is one of several adjectives that provide an exception to this rule.

References

• Virginia Mixson Geraty, Gulluh fuh oonuh: Gullah for You (1997)
• Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association. Afro-Seminole Creole Wikitongues Language Class 

Hlai

Hlai cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : fus

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *tʃhwuʔ (“three”), from Pre-Hlai *ʈwuʔː (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /fu˩/

Numeral

fus

1. three

Maltese

Etymology

Probably from Sicilian fusu, from Latin fusus (“spindle”); but perhaps merged with Arabic فُؤُوس (fuʔūs), plural of فَأْس (faʔs, literally “axe”), which is used figuratively for different kinds of protrusions (or is it conceivable that this Arabic use is itself influenced by the Latin?). The plural in -ien at any rate speaks in favour of an early borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuːs/
• Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

fus m (plural fusien)

1. axle, axis

Middle English

Adjective

fus

1. alternative form of fous

   Of vr saul to be ai fus Again þe com, þat es sa crus. — Cursor Mundi, 1400

Norman

Verb

fus

1. first-person singular preterite of êt'

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fúss, from Proto-Germanic *funsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pn̥tstós. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent- (“to tread, go”). The origin of the noun is uncertain, but is possibly related.

Adjective

fus (masculine and feminine fus, neuter fust, definite singular and plural fuse, comparative fusere, indefinite superlative fusest, definite superlative fuseste)

1. eager

Noun

fus m (definite singular fusen, indefinite plural fuser, definite plural fusene)

1. the first one when playing a game

References

• “fus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fúss, from Proto-Germanic *funsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pn̥tstós. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent- (“to tread, go”). The origin of the noun is uncertain, but is possibly related.

Adjective

fus (neuter fust, definite singular and plural fuse, comparative fusare, indefinite superlative fusast, definite superlative fusaste)

1. eager

Derived terms

• dritfus (“clean, white, easily getting stains”)

Noun

fus m (definite singular fusen, indefinite plural fusar, definite plural fusane)

1. the first one when playing a game

References

• “fus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• vus

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fuhs.

Noun

fus m

1. fox

Inflection

Declension of fus (masculine a-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	fus	fussa
accusative	fus	fussa
genitive	fusses	fusso
dative	fusse	fusson

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vos
  • Dutch: vos
    • Afrikaans: vos
    • Jersey Dutch: vośe
    • Negerhollands: vos
  • Limburgish: vósj

Further reading

• “fus”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *funs (“ready, willing”). Cognate with Old Saxon fūs, Old High German funs, Old Norse fúss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuːs/

Noun

fūs n

1. a hastening, progress
   • Se þe leófra manna fús feor wlátode. ― He who beheld afar the dear men's progress.
2. departure (especially from the world, i.e. in death)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fūs	fūs
accusative	fūs	fūs
genitive	fūses	fūsa
dative	fūse	fūsum

Adjective

fūs

1. ready, eager, striving forward, inclined to, willing, prompt
   • Se ðe stód fús on faroþe. ― He who stood ready on the beach.
   • Hwæðere þær fuse / feorran cwoman / to þam æðelinge. ― Nevertheless the eager ones came from afar to the lord. (The Dream of the Rood)
2. expectant, brave, noble: ready to depart, die; dying

Declension

Declension of fūs — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fūs	fūs	fūs
Accusative	fūsne	fūse	fūs
Genitive	fūses	fūsre	fūses
Dative	fūsum	fūsre	fūsum
Instrumental	fūse	fūsre	fūse
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fūse	fūsa, fūse	fūs
Accusative	fūse	fūsa, fūse	fūs
Genitive	fūsra	fūsra	fūsra
Dative	fūsum	fūsum	fūsum
Instrumental	fūsum	fūsum	fūsum

Declension of fūs — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fūsa	fūse	fūse
Accusative	fūsan	fūsan	fūse
Genitive	fūsan	fūsan	fūsan
Dative	fūsan	fūsan	fūsan
Instrumental	fūsan	fūsan	fūsan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fūsan	fūsan	fūsan
Accusative	fūsan	fūsan	fūsan
Genitive	fūsra, fūsena	fūsra, fūsena	fūsra, fūsena
Dative	fūsum	fūsum	fūsum
Instrumental	fūsum	fūsum	fūsum

Derived terms

• fūse, fūslīċe (“readily, gladly”)
• ūtfūs (“out-eager eager to sail”)
• fūslēoþ (“death-song, dirge”)
• fūslīċ (“ready to start: excellent”)
• fūsnes (“quickness”)

Related terms

• fȳsan (“to send forth, impel, stimulate: drive away, put to flight, banish: (usu. reflex.) hasten, prepare oneself”)
• fȳsian, fēsian (“to drive away”)

Descendants

• Middle English: fous, fus, fuus, vous, wous

Polish

fusy

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈfus/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈfus]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: fus
• Homophone: Fus

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Middle High German vuoʒ.

Noun

fus m inan

1. (chiefly in the plural) grounds, dregs (residue that remains after brewing coffee or tea on the bottom of the pot)
2. (chiefly in the plural) grounds, dregs (sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered)

   Synonym: męt

Declension

Declension of fus

	singular	plural
nominative	fus	fusy
genitive	fusa/fusu	fusów
dative	fusowi	fusom
accusative	fus	fusy
instrumental	fusem	fusami
locative	fusie	fusach
vocative	fusie	fusy

Derived terms

adjectives

• fusowaty

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

fus m animal (diminutive fusik)

1. (Far Masovian) boar (male pig)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fus f

1. genitive plural of fusa

Further reading

• “fus”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “fus”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “fus”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 108

Romanian

Alternative forms

• фус (fus) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfus/
• Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin fūsus.

Noun

fus n (plural (spinning) fuse or (other senses) fusuri)

1. (spinning) spindle
2. (mechanical engineering) journal (part of an axle)
3. (architecture) shaft of a column
4. (forestry) shaft (tree trunk)
5. (nautical) shank of an anchor (the straight vertical part)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	fus	fusul	fuse	fusele
genitive-dative	fus	fusului	fuse	fuselor
vocative	fusule		fuselor

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	fus	fusul	fusuri	fusurile
genitive-dative	fus	fusului	fusuri	fusurilor
vocative	fusule		fusurilor

Derived terms

• fus orar
• fus sferic
• fusar
• fuscior

Related terms

• fusiform

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Fuß.

Noun

fus n (plural fuse or fusuri)

1. (leatherworking) square foot

Further reading

• “fus”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
• Lexiconul tehnic român [Romanian technical lexicon] (in Romanian), volume 2, Editura Tehnică, 1950, pages 771–772

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• fux (derogatory)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Berber *a-fuʔs

Tarifit fus

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-fuʔs.

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [fʊˑs]

Noun

fus m (plural ifassen, feminine equivalent tfust, Tifinagh spelling ⴼⵓⵙ)

1. hand
2. (by extension) arm

   Synonym: ɣiř

3. (by extension) handle, grip

Inflection

Inflection of fus

	singular	plural
free state	fus	ifassen
annexed state	ufus	ifassen

Related terms

• afusi (“right, right hand, right-handed”)
• fus useggʷas (“New Year”)
• yeffus (“on the right”)

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)