kus

See also Kus, and kuş

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kust

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kœs/

Noun

kus

1. coast

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Catawba

Noun

kus

1. corn

Usage notes

The word is also represented cus, ku’s, gus.

Derived terms

• kus suk

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

kus m

1. piece (part)
2. chunk

Related terms

• kousek m
• kousíček m

See also

• část f

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kos, kus, from Old Dutch *kos, *kus, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. The older Dutch forms with -u- are taken from the verb, those with -o- derive directly from the noun.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏs

Noun

kus m (plural kussen, diminutive kusje)

1. Kiss

Synonyms

• zoen

Verb

kus

1. first-person singular present indicative of kussen
2. imperative of kussen

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Lojban

Rafsi

kus

1. rafsi of kusru.

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kussaz, whence also Old English coss, Old Norse koss.

Noun

kus

1. kiss

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kûːs/

Noun

kȗs m (Cyrillic spelling ку̑с)

1. (rare) piece, part

Declension

    declension of kus

	singular	plural
nominative	kȗs	kȕsovi
genitive	kusa	kusova
dative	kusu	kusovima
accusative	kus	kusove
vocative	kuse	kusovi
locative	kusu	kusovima
instrumental	kusom	kusovima

Synonyms

• komad
• parče
• deo/dio

Adjective

kȗs (definite kȗsī, Cyrillic spelling ку̑с) (rare)

1. tailless
2. too short
3. incomplete

Declension

    indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kus	kusa	kuso
genitive		kusa	kuse	kusa
dative		kusu	kusoj	kusu
accusative	inanimate animate	kus kusa	kusu	kuso
vocative		kus	kusa	kuso
locative		kusu	kusoj	kusu
instrumental		kusim	kusom	kusim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kusi	kuse	kusa
genitive		kusih	kusih	kusih
dative		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)
accusative		kuse	kuse	kusa
vocative		kusi	kuse	kusa
locative		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)
instrumental		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)

    definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kusi	kusa	kuso
genitive		kusog(a)	kuse	kusog(a)
dative		kusom(u/e)	kusoj	kusom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	kusi kusog(a)	kusu	kuso
vocative		kusi	kusa	kuso
locative		kusom(e/u)	kusoj	kusom(e/u)
instrumental		kusim	kusom	kusim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kusi	kuse	kusa
genitive		kusih	kusih	kusih
dative		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)
accusative		kuse	kuse	kusa
vocative		kusi	kuse	kusa
locative		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)
instrumental		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ, cognate with Russian кус and кусок, Slovene kos, Serbo-Croatian кус, kus, Bulgarian къс. Non-Slavic cognates include Sanskrit खादति (khādati, “he chews”), Persian خاییدن (xāyīdan, “to chew”).

Noun

kus m

1. piece

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Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *kuse, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷusó from *kʷos, *kʷis. Compare Tocharian B k_use.

Pronoun

kus (accusative kuc)

1. (interrogative pronoun) who

Related terms

• kusne (relative pronoun)

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Turkish

Verb

kus

1. Second-person negative imperative of kusmamak.
2. Template:second person singular imperative of

Antonyms

• kusma