hoarse vs husky what difference
what is difference between hoarse and husky
English
Etymology
From Middle English hors, hos, from Old English hās, *hārs, from Proto-Germanic *haisaz, *haisraz, akin to Old Norse háss (West Norse) and heiss (East Norse) (whence Icelandic hás, Norwegian Nynorsk hås, Norwegian Bokmål hes and Swedish hes).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: hôrs; IPA(key): /hɔɹs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɔːs/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /hoəs/
- Homophone: horse (in accents with the horse-hoarse merger)
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s
Adjective
hoarse (comparative hoarser, superlative hoarsest)
- Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
- I am old and my voice is hoarse […]
Derived terms
- hoarsely
- hoarsen
- hoarseness
Translations
Anagrams
- Hoares, ahorse, ashore, hearos, shoare
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhʌs.ki/
- 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.
- (US) 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 […]
- 1910, Hamlin Garland, Other Main-Travelled Roads
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
A husky harvest from the grudging ground.
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
Derived terms
- huskily
- huskiness
Translations
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
Related terms
- Husky (“an Eskimo person; an Eskimo language”) (dated)
- Eskimo
Translations
See also
- husky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- husky on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Czech
Etymology 1
Noun
husky
- husky (breed of dog)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
husky
- (informal) Diminutive of husy
Declension
See huska
Synonyms
- husy
- husičky
Related terms
- husa
- huska
- husička
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)
- a husky (breed of dog)
Spanish
Noun
husky m (plural huskys)
- husky (dogs)