kyssa

See also: kyssä

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Verb

kyssa (third person singular past indicative kysti, third person plural past indicative kyst, supine kyst)

1. to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of kyssa (group v-9nn)
infinitive	kyssa
supine	kyst
participle (a39)1	kyssandi	kystur
	present	past
first singular	kyssi	kysti
second singular	kyssir	kysti
third singular	kyssir	kysti
plural	kyssa	kystu
	imperative
singular	kyss!
plural	kyssið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Related terms

• kossur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kyssa (“to kiss”), from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪsːa/

  Rhymes: -ɪsːa

Verb

kyssa

1. to kiss

   Kysstu mig!

   Kiss me!

   Viltu kyssa mig?

   Do you want to kiss me?

   Hefurðu einhvern tíma kysst einhvern?

   Have you ever kissed someone?

Conjugation

kyssa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að kyssa
supine (sagnbót)		kysst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		kyssandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég kyssi	við kyssum	present (nútíð)	ég kyssi	við kyssum
	þú kyssir	þið kyssið		þú kyssir	þið kyssið
	hann, hún, það kyssir	þeir, þær, þau kyssa		hann, hún, það kyssi	þeir, þær, þau kyssi
past (þátíð)	ég kyssti	við kysstum	past (þátíð)	ég kyssti	við kysstum
	þú kysstir	þið kysstuð		þú kysstir	þið kysstuð
	hann, hún, það kyssti	þeir, þær, þau kysstu		hann, hún, það kyssti	þeir, þær, þau kysstu
imperative (boðháttur)	kyss (þú)	kyssið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	kysstu	kyssiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

kyssast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að kyssast
supine (sagnbót)		kysst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		kyssandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég kyssist	við kyssumst	present (nútíð)	ég kyssist	við kyssumst
	þú kyssist	þið kyssist		þú kyssist	þið kyssist
	hann, hún, það kyssist	þeir, þær, þau kyssast		hann, hún, það kyssist	þeir, þær, þau kyssist
past (þátíð)	ég kysstist	við kysstumst	past (þátíð)	ég kysstist	við kysstumst
	þú kysstist	þið kysstust		þú kysstist	þið kysstust
	hann, hún, það kysstist	þeir, þær, þau kysstust		hann, hún, það kysstist	þeir, þær, þau kysstust
imperative (boðháttur)	kysst (þú)	kyssist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	kysstu	kyssisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

kysstur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	kysstur	kysst	kysst		kysstir	kysstar	kysst
accusative (þolfall)	kysstan	kyssta	kysst		kyssta	kysstar	kysst
dative (þágufall)	kysstum	kysstri	kysstu		kysstum	kysstum	kysstum
genitive (eignarfall)	kyssts	kysstrar	kyssts		kysstra	kysstra	kysstra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	kyssti	kyssta	kyssta		kysstu	kysstu	kysstu
accusative (þolfall)	kyssta	kysstu	kyssta		kysstu	kysstu	kysstu
dative (þágufall)	kyssta	kysstu	kyssta		kysstu	kysstu	kysstu
genitive (eignarfall)	kyssta	kysstu	kyssta		kysstu	kysstu	kysstu

Derived terms

• kyssast
• kyssa á hönd
• kyssilegur

Related terms

• koss

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (noun) kyssene
• (verb) kysset
• (verb) kyste (simple past)
• (verb) kyst (past participle)

Noun

kyssa m or n

1. definite plural of kyss

Verb

kyssa

1. inflection of kysse:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kyssane

Noun

kyssa m or n

1. definite neuter plural of kyss

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kussijaną, whence also Old English cyssan (English kiss), Old Frisian kessa, Old Saxon kussian, Dutch kussen, Old High German kussen (German küssen).

Verb

kyssa

1. to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of kyssa — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	kyssa
present participle	kyssandi
past participle	kystr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	kyssi	kysta
2nd-person singular	kyssir	kystir
3rd-person singular	kyssir	kysti
1st-person plural	kyssum	kystum
2nd-person plural	kyssið	kystuð
3rd-person plural	kyssa	kystu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	kyssa	kysta
2nd-person singular	kyssir	kystir
3rd-person singular	kyssi	kysti
1st-person plural	kyssim	kystim
2nd-person plural	kyssið	kystið
3rd-person plural	kyssi	kysti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	kyss, kyssi
1st-person plural	kyssum
2nd-person plural	kyssið

Conjugation of kyssa — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	kyssask
present participle	kyssandisk
past participle	kysszk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	kyssumk	kystumk
2nd-person singular	kyssisk	kystisk
3rd-person singular	kyssisk	kystisk
1st-person plural	kyssumsk	kystumsk
2nd-person plural	kyssizk	kystuzk
3rd-person plural	kyssask	kystusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	kyssumk	kystumk
2nd-person singular	kyssisk	kystisk
3rd-person singular	kyssisk	kystisk
1st-person plural	kyssimsk	kystimsk
2nd-person plural	kyssizk	kystizk
3rd-person plural	kyssisk	kystisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	kysssk, kyssisk
1st-person plural	kyssumsk
2nd-person plural	kyssizk

Related terms

• koss

Descendants

• Icelandic: kyssa
• Faroese: kyssa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kyssa; (dialectal) kjøssa, kissa
• Norwegian Bokmål: kysse
• Old Swedish: kyssa
  • Swedish: kyssa
• Danish: kysse
• Gutnish: kyssa, kysse

References

• “kyssa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Verb

kyssa

1. to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of kyssa (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	kyssa			—
participle	kyssandi, kyssande			kyster
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	kyssir	kyssi, kysse	—	kysti, kyste	kysti, kyste
þū	kyssir	kyssi, kysse	kys	kysti, kyste	kysti, kyste
han	kyssir	kyssi, kysse	—	kysti, kyste	kysti, kyste
vīr	kyssum, kyssom	kyssum, kyssom	kyssum, kyssom	kystum, kystom	kystum, kystom
īr	kyssin	kyssin	kyssin	kystin	kystin
þēr	kyssa	kyssin	—	kystu, kysto	kystin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	kyssis	kyssis, kysses	—	kystis, kystes	kystis, kystes
þū	kyssis	kyssis, kysses	—	kystis, kystes	kystis, kystes
han	kyssis	kyssis, kysses	—	kystis, kystes	kystis, kystes
vīr	kyssums, kyssoms	kyssums, kyssoms	—	kystums, kystoms	kystums, kystoms
īr	kyssins	kyssins	—	kystins	kystins
þēr	kyssas	kyssins	—	kystus, kystos	kystins

Descendants

• Swedish: kyssa

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kyssa, from Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕʏsˌa/

• Audio:

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Verb

kyssa (present kysser, preterite kysste, supine kysst, imperative kyss)

1. to kiss passionately or with great affection (compare with pussa), to snog (UK)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kyssa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kyssa		kyssas
Supine	kysst		kyssts
Imperative	kyss		—
Imper. plural1	kyssen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kysser	kysste	kysses	kysstes
Ind. plural1	kyssa	kysste	kyssas	kysstes
Subjunctive2	kysse	kysste	kysses	kysstes
	Participles
Present participle	kyssande
Past participle	kysst
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kyss

Further reading

• kyssa in Svensk ordbok.