Kissen

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German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • Küssen (occasionally until 20th c.)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German küssen, from Old High German kussīn, from Proto-West Germanic *kussīn (cushion, pillow). The form Kissen with dialectal unrounding was standardised to avoid homophony with küssen (to kiss).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪsən/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪsən

Noun[edit]

Kissen n (strong, genitive Kissens, plural Kissen, diminutive Kisschen n)

  1. cushion; pillow (bag filled with soft material used to sit or rest one’s head on)
  2. (by extension, in the plural) all the soft parts of a bed, i.e. mattress, duvet, and pillow collectively

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Further reading[edit]

  • Kissen” in Duden online
  • Kissen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache