kus
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch kust, from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French coste, from Latin costa (“rib, side”)
Noun
kus (plural kuste)
- coast, shoreline, seashore
- 1986, Die Noordweste. Die stoflike kultuuruitinge van die streek se bewoners, page 31.
- In 1862 word 'n pad vanaf die kopermyne na Hondeklipbaai aan die kus gebou.
- In 1862 a path from the copper mines to Hondeklip Bay at the coast is built.
- 1986, Die Noordweste. Die stoflike kultuuruitinge van die streek se bewoners, page 31.
- coastal region
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch kussen, from Middle Dutch cussen, from Old Dutch kussen, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną. Cognate with English kiss, German küssen, and Danish kysse.
Verb
kus (present kus, present participle kussende, past participle gekus)
- to kiss
- 2012, Pieter Aspe, Vierkant van die wraak, LAPA.
- Sy steek 'n hand na hom uit, en vir 'n oomblik oorweeg hy om dit galant te kus.
- She holds a hand in front of him, and for a moment he considers kissing it gallantly.
- 2012, Pieter Aspe, Vierkant van die wraak, LAPA.
Synonyms
Usage notes
The use of kus as an alternative for soen is rarely used in speech but is more commonly found in literature, often being used poetically.
Etymology 3
From Dutch kus, from Middle Dutch kos, from Old Dutch *kos, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate with English kiss, German Kuss, and Danish kys.
Noun
kus (plural kusse)
- kiss
- 1984, Eugène Nielen Marais, Versamelde werke, Leon Rousseau (ed.), Van Schaik (publ.), page 930.
- Sy vou haar armpies om die ou man se nek maar in plaas van haar geheimpie te hoor, bedek hy die gesiggie met kusse.
- She wraps her short arms around the old man's neck, but instead of listening to her secret he covers her little face with kisses.
- 1984, Eugène Nielen Marais, Versamelde werke, Leon Rousseau (ed.), Van Schaik (publ.), page 930.
Synonyms
Usage notes
As with the noun.
Catawba
Etymology
From the same root as kusa (“standing”), because the stalks stand upright.
Noun
kus
Usage notes
The initial consonant is sometimes voiced: gus.
Derived terms
References
- 1900, Albert S. Gatschet, Grammatic Sketch of the Catawba Language (published in the American Anthropologist)
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Declension
Related terms
See also
- část f
Further reading
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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. Compare German Kuss, English kiss, Danish kys.
Noun
kus m (plural kussen, diminutive kusje n)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kus
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kus
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of kussen
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of kussen
Estonian
Etymology
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Adverb
kus
French
Noun
kus m
Karelian
Pronoun
kus
Livonian
Pronoun
kus
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kussaz, whence also Old Saxon kus, Old English coss, Old Norse koss.
Noun
kus m
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Compare Old English coss, Old Frisian koss, Old High German kus, Old Norse koss.
Noun
kus m
- a kiss
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kus | kussos |
accusative | kus | kussos |
genitive | kusses | kussō |
dative | kusse | kussum |
instrumental | — | — |
Related terms
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
kȗs m (Cyrillic spelling ку̑с)
Declension
Synonyms
Adjective
kȗs (Cyrillic spelling ку̑с, definite kȗsī) (rare)
- tailless
- too short
- incomplete
Declension
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) |
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) |
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ, cognate with Russian кус (kus) and кусок (kusok), Slovene kos, Serbo-Croatian кус, kus, Bulgarian къс (kǎs). Non-Slavic cognates include Sanskrit खादति (khādati, “he chews”), Persian خاییدن (xāyīdan, “to chew”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kus m (genitive singular kusa, nominative plural kusy, genitive plural kusov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *kuse, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷusó from *kʷos, *kʷis. Compare Tocharian B kᵤse.
Pronoun
kus (accusative kuc)
- who (interrogative)
Related terms
- kusne (relative pronoun)
Turkish
Verb
Antonyms
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
kus
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “где”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary][1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- One who puts fear in someone; master, foreman, supervisor.
- Hä står ill dill ti huse, der ingen jär kus
- There is trouble in the house where no one is master
- Hä står ill dill ti huse, der ingen jär kus
- A strong, capable man, considered better than others; the most prominent; also said of animals.
- Hä va kusen dill kar!
- A good man!
- Hä var kus’n dill häst
- a good horse
- Hä va kusen dill kar!
- crawling winged insect
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