Meaning of ūsa | Babel Free

Definitions

1. moustache (hair between the nose and the lips)
   declension-4, feminine, in-plural
2. locative singular of ūsa
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
3. whiskers (hair-like tactile projections on the sides of the upper lip of certain mammals)
   declension-4, feminine, in-plural
4. barbels, antennae (hair-like feeler organ on fish, insects, etc.)
   declension-4, feminine

Examples

“melnas ūsas”

black moustache

“kuplas ūsas”

bushy moustache

“audzēt ūsas”

to grow a moustache

“noglaudīt ūsas”

to stroke (one's) moustache

“skrullēt ūsu galus”

to twirl (one's) moustache tips

“kaķis ar garām, baltām ūsām”

a cat with long, white whiskers

“žurkas purns ar pagarajām ūsām”

a rat's muzzle with extended, long whiskers

“sams sāka peldēt: liela galva, garās ūsas, tumša mugura”

the catfish started swimming: big head, long barbels, dark back

“ja prusakiem tiek zaudēta kāja vai ūsa, kukainis to spēj ataudzēt”

if cockroaches lose a leg or an antenna, the insect can regenerate it, grow it again

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