kúskús in All languages combined

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Etymology: Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from Northern Saharan Berber seksu. Etymology templates: {{bor+|is|fr|couscous}} Borrowed from French couscous, {{der|is|ar|كُسْكُس}} Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), {{der|is|mzb|seksu}} Northern Saharan Berber seksu Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} kúskús n (genitive singular kúskúss, no plural) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n.sg}} Forms: kúskúss [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], kúskús [indefinite, nominative, singular], kúskúsið [definite, nominative, singular], kúskús [accusative, indefinite, singular], kúskúsið [accusative, definite, singular], kúskúsi [dative, indefinite, singular], kúskúsinu [dative, definite, singular], kúskúss [genitive, indefinite, singular], kúskússins [definite, genitive, singular]

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    {
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        "2": "fr",
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كُسْكُس"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "mzb",
        "3": "seksu"
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      "name": "der"
    }
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kúskúsið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kúskús",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kúskúsinu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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          "name": "Pasta",
          "orig": "is:Pasta",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "couscous"
      ],
      "id": "en-kúskús-is-noun-Q4KSQzuc",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kúskús"
}

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "couscous"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French couscous",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كُسْكُس"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "mzb",
        "3": "seksu"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Saharan Berber seksu",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from Northern Saharan Berber seksu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kúskúss",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kúskús",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kúskúsið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kúskús",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kúskúsið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kúskúsi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kúskúsinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kúskúss",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kúskússins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "@@"
      },
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      "name": "is-noun"
    }
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        "1": "n.sg"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
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  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Icelandic lemmas",
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        "Icelandic nouns",
        "Icelandic terms borrowed from French",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Arabic",
        "Icelandic terms derived from French",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Northern Saharan Berber",
        "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Icelandic uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
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        "couscous"
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          "couscous"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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"kúskús" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Icelandic]