kyst

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German kost, from Old French coste (“coast, side”), from Latin costa (“rib, side”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /køst/, [kʰøsd̥]

Noun

kyst c (singular definite kysten, plural indefinite kyster)

1. coast (shoreline)

Declension

Declension of kyst

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kyst	kysten	kyster	kysterne
genitive	kysts	kystens	kysters	kysternes

Further reading

• kyst on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

See kyse (“to shoo, scare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyːst/, [kʰyːˀsd̥]

Verb

kyst or kyset

1. past participle of kyse

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Middle English

Noun

kyst

1. Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin costa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çʏst/
• Rhymes: -ʏst

Noun

kyst m (definite singular kysten, indefinite plural kyster, definite plural kystene)

1. coast (shoreline)

Derived terms

Terms derived from kyst

• Elfenbenskysten
• kystby
• kystfarvann
• kystklima
• kystlinje
• kystnær

• kystområde
• kystslette
• kyststi
• kyststripe
• kystvakt
• kystvei

• nordkyst
• norskekysten
• sørkyst
• vestkyst
• østkyst

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• kyssa, kysset

Verb

kyst

1. past participle of kysse

References

• “kyst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin costa

Noun

kyst m (definite singular kysten, indefinite plural kystar, definite plural kystane)

1. coast (shoreline)

   Kysten er verna av artilleri. ― The coast is protected by artillery.

Derived terms

Terms derived from kyst

• Elfenbeinskysten
• kystby
• kystklima
• kystlinje, kystline
• kystnær

• kystområde
• kystslette
• kyststi
• kyststripe
• kystvakt

• nordkyst
• norskekysten
• sørkyst
• vestkyst

References

• “kyst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.