khüss

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kus (vowel influenced by küssen (to kiss)), from Old High German kus, from Proto-West Germanic *koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate with German Kuss, English kiss.

Noun

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khüss m (plural khüssediminutive khüssle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) kiss

Further reading

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  • “khüss” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo