# husky
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK, US) IPA: /ˈhʌs.ki/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ʌski

### Etymology 1

From husk +‎ -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".

#### Adjective

husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)
* (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
* (US, euphemistic) Burly, stout.
** 1910, Hamlin Garland, Other Main-Travelled Roads:You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]
** 1965, Popular Mechanics, September issue, page 22:Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A […]
* (US) A modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.
* Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
** 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:Some swains have sown before: but most have found A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
* (slang, archaic) Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.
** 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:“Well, here it is,” said Silver. “We want that treasure, and we’ll have it — that’s our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that’s yours. You have a chart, haven’t you?” “That’s as may be,” replied the captain. “Oh, well, you have, I know that,” returned Long John. “You needn’t be so husky with a man; there ain’t a particle of service in that, and you may lay to it. What I mean is, we want your chart. Now, I never meant you no harm, myself.”

##### Derived terms

* huskily
* huskiness

##### Translations

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### Etymology 2

Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.

#### Noun

husky (plural huskies)
* Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

##### Alternative forms

* huskie

##### Synonyms

* polar dog

##### Derived terms

* Mackenzie River husky

##### Related terms

* Husky (“an Eskimo person; an Eskimo language”) (dated)
* Eskimo

##### Translations
### Further reading

* husky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Category:husky on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## Czech
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English husky.

#### Noun

husky m anim
* husky (breed of dog)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

husky
* (informal) inflection of huska:
** genitive singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative plural
    Synonyms: husy, husičky

##### Related terms

* husa
* husička
* huska

## Finnish
### Etymology

< English husky

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑski/, [ˈhɑ̝s̠k̟i]
* IPA: /ˈhuski/, [ˈhus̠k̟i]
* IPA: /ˈhusky/, [ˈhus̠k̟y]
* Rhymes: -ɑski
* Hyphenation: hus‧ky

### Noun

husky
* husky (dog)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of husky (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huskyni
huskyni
accusative
nom.
huskyni
huskyni
gen.
huskyni
genitive
huskyni
huskyjeni
partitive
huskyäni
huskyjäni
inessive
huskyssäni
huskyissäni
elative
huskystäni
huskyistäni
illative
huskyyni
huskyihini
adessive
huskylläni
huskyilläni
ablative
huskyltäni
huskyiltäni
allative
huskylleni
huskyilleni
essive
huskynäni
huskyinäni
translative
huskykseni
huskyikseni
abessive
huskyttäni
huskyittäni
instructive
comitative
—huskyineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huskysi
huskysi
accusative
nom.
huskysi
huskysi
gen.
huskysi
genitive
huskysi
huskyjesi
partitive
huskyäsi
huskyjäsi
inessive
huskyssäsi
huskyissäsi
elative
huskystäsi
huskyistäsi
illative
huskyysi
huskyihisi
adessive
huskylläsi
huskyilläsi
ablative
huskyltäsi
huskyiltäsi
allative
huskyllesi
huskyillesi
essive
huskynäsi
huskyinäsi
translative
huskyksesi
huskyiksesi
abessive
huskyttäsi
huskyittäsi
instructive
comitative
—huskyinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huskymme
huskymme
accusative
nom.
huskymme
huskymme
gen.
huskymme
genitive
huskymme
huskyjemme
partitive
huskyämme
huskyjämme
inessive
huskyssämme
huskyissämme
elative
huskystämme
huskyistämme
illative
huskyymme
huskyihimme
adessive
huskyllämme
huskyillämme
ablative
huskyltämme
huskyiltämme
allative
huskyllemme
huskyillemme
essive
huskynämme
huskyinämme
translative
huskyksemme
huskyiksemme
abessive
huskyttämme
huskyittämme
instructive
comitative
—huskyinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huskynne
huskynne
accusative
nom.
huskynne
huskynne
gen.
huskynne
genitive
huskynne
huskyjenne
partitive
huskyänne
huskyjänne
inessive
huskyssänne
huskyissänne
elative
huskystänne
huskyistänne
illative
huskyynne
huskyihinne
adessive
huskyllänne
huskyillänne
ablative
huskyltänne
huskyiltänne
allative
huskyllenne
huskyillenne
essive
huskynänne
huskyinänne
translative
huskyksenne
huskyiksenne
abessive
huskyttänne
huskyittänne
instructive
comitative
—huskyinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huskynsä
huskynsä
accusative
nom.
huskynsä
huskynsä
gen.
huskynsä
genitive
huskynsä
huskyjensä
partitive
huskyään huskyänsä
huskyjään huskyjänsä
inessive
huskyssään huskyssänsä
huskyissään huskyissänsä
elative
huskystään huskystänsä
huskyistään huskyistänsä
illative
huskyynsä
huskyihinsä
adessive
huskyllään huskyllänsä
huskyillään huskyillänsä
ablative
huskyltään huskyltänsä
huskyiltään huskyiltänsä
allative
huskylleen huskyllensä
huskyilleen huskyillensä
essive
huskynään huskynänsä
huskyinään huskyinänsä
translative
huskykseen huskyksensä
huskyikseen huskyiksensä
abessive
huskyttään huskyttänsä
huskyittään huskyittänsä
instructive
comitative
—huskyineen huskyinensä :
In speech, type 5 (risti) is normally used, giving for instance (with /ˈhɑski/) nominative singular haski, genitive haskin, partitive haskia, nominative plural haskit and genitive plural haskien.

#### Derived terms

* alaskanhusky
* siperianhusky

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English husky.

### Noun

husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyer, definite plural huskyene)
* a husky (breed of dog)

### References

* “husky” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English husky.

### Noun

husky m (definite singular huskyen, indefinite plural huskyar, definite plural huskyane)
* husky (breed of dog)

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English husky.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxas.ki/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aski
* Syllabification: hus‧ky

### Noun

husky m animal (indeclinable)
* husky (dog)

### Further reading

* husky in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* husky in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English husky.

### Noun

husky m (plural huskys)
* husky (dogs)

#### Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.