prusik

See also: Prusik

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Named for Austrian mountaineer Karl Prusik.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹʌsɪk/
  • Audio (Berkshire, UK)(file)

Noun

prusik (plural prusiks)

  1. (climbing, chiefly attributive) A type of friction hitch.

Translations

Verb

prusik (third-person singular simple present prusiks, present participle prusiking, simple past and past participle prusiked)

  1. (climbing) To climb a rope using a prusik.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From German Prusik.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈprusik/, [ˈprus̠ik]
  • Rhymes: -usik
  • Syllabification(key): pru‧sik

Noun

prusik

  1. prusik (hitch)

Declension
Inflection of prusik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative prusik prusikit
genitive prusikin prusikien
partitive prusikia prusikeja
illative prusikiin prusikeihin
singular plural
nominative prusik prusikit
accusative nom. prusik prusikit
gen. prusikin
genitive prusikin prusikien
partitive prusikia prusikeja
inessive prusikissa prusikeissa
elative prusikista prusikeista
illative prusikiin prusikeihin
adessive prusikilla prusikeilla
ablative prusikilta prusikeilta
allative prusikille prusikeille
essive prusikina prusikeina
translative prusikiksi prusikeiksi
instructive — prusikein
abessive prusikitta prusikeitta
comitative — prusikeineen
Possessive forms of prusik (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person prusikini prusikimme
2nd person prusikisi prusikinne
3rd person prusikinsa

Synonyms
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