kuis
Dutch
Pronunciation
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)
Inflection
Declension of kuis | ||||
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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
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kuis
Noun
kuis m (uncountable)
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)
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)
- A (playing) marble
Synonyms
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kuis
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of kuisen
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of kuisen
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Noun
kuis
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