kyss

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çʏsː/
• Rhymes: -ʏsː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate to English kiss, German Kuss, Dutch kus.

Noun

kyss n (definite singular kysset, indefinite plural kyss, definite plural kyssa or kyssene)

kyss m (definite singular kyssen, indefinite plural kyss, definite plural kyssene)

1. a kiss

Related terms

• kysse (verb)

Etymology 2

Verb

kyss

1. imperative of kysse

References

• “kyss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate to English kiss, German Kuss, Dutch kus.

Noun

kyss n (definite singular kysset, indefinite plural kyss, definite plural kyssa)
kyss m (definite singular kyssen, indefinite plural kyssar, definite plural kyssane)

1. a kiss

References

• “kyss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Verb

kyss

1. second-person singular present active imperative of kyssa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kus, kos, from Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate with English kiss, German Kuss, Icelandic koss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕʏs/

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Noun

kyss c

1. kiss
   • 1921, Hjalmar Söderberg, “Karlavagnens inlägg”, in Vers och varia‎^[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:

     [Han] kysste henne på näsan – kyssen var egentligen måttad åt munnen, men den kom […] på näsan.

     He kissed her on the nose – the kiss was actually aimed at her mouth, but it landed on her nose.

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Lukasevangeliet [Luke] 22:48”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:

     Jesus sade till honom: »Judas, förråder du Människosonen med en kyss?«

     Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Declension

Declension of kyss

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kyss	kyss
	definite	kyssen	kyssens
plural	indefinite	kyssar	kyssars
	definite	kyssarna	kyssarnas

Verb

kyss

1. imperative of kyssa

References

• kyss in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• kyss in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)