usuc

Romanian

Etymology 1

see usca.

Verb

usuc

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of usca

Etymology 2

Unknown. Possibly from the verb usca or alternatively from Latin sucus, contaminated with the former (see also suc, which may be a borrowed doublet). Another theory suggests an Ancient Greek root *οἴσυκος (*oísukos) < οἴσυπος (oísupos).

Noun

usuc n (plural usucuri)

  1. (rare, regional) sebum, an oily substance covering the wool sheared from a sheep, which is then washed off
  2. (rare, regional) the dirty water consisting of this washed out material
Declension
Declension of usuc
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) usuc usucul (niște) usucuri usucurile
genitive/dative (unui) usuc usucului (unor) usucuri usucurilor
vocative usucule usucurilor
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