kuis

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: kuis
• Rhymes: -œy̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cuusch (“chaste”), from Latin conscius (“conscious”), a compound of com- (“together”) + scire (“to know”). Cognate with English conscious, German keusch.

Adjective

kuis (comparative kuiser, superlative meest kuis or kuist)

1. chaste, morally pure, clean, virgin

Inflection

Declension of kuis
uninflected	kuis
inflected	kuise
comparative	kuiser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		kuis	kuiser	het kuist het kuiste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kuise	kuisere	kuiste
	n. sing.	kuis	kuiser	kuiste
	plural	kuise	kuisere	kuiste
definite		kuise	kuisere	kuiste
partitive		kuis	kuisers	—

Antonyms

• onkuis (derived)

Derived terms

• kuisen
• kuisheid
• kuisvrouw
• onkuisheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kuis

Noun

kuis m (uncountable)

1. (Belgium) A cleansing, cleaning(-up)

Etymology 2

Related to koe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kuis f (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n)

1. (regional) A (bovine) calf, notably under 9 months old
2. (regional) A pig

Alternative forms

• kuus (dialectal)

Synonyms

• kuiskalf n

Etymology 3

Cf. German Low German Küsel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kuis m (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n)

1. A (playing) marble

Synonyms

• knikker

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kuis

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of kuisen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of kuisen

Etymology 5

From Middle Dutch cuse, related to Middle Low German kuse.

Noun

kuis f (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n)

1. club, knobstick

   Synonyms: kolf, knots

Derived terms

• kuizen (“to beat to death with a hammer”)

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French cuisse (“thigh”).

Noun

kuis

1. thigh

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Indonesian

Etymology

From English quiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuɪs]
• Hyphenation: ku‧is

Noun

kuis (first-person possessive kuisku, second-person possessive kuismu, third-person possessive kuisnya)

1. quiz
   1. a competition in the answering of questions.
   2. (education) a school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

Further reading

• “kuis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.