Kissen
See also: kissen
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
Noun edit
Kissen n (strong, genitive Kissens, plural Kissen, diminutive Kisschen n)
- cushion; pillow (bag filled with soft material used to sit or rest one’s head on)
- (by extension, in the plural) all the soft parts of a bed, i.e. mattress, duvet, and pillow collectively
Declension edit
Declension of Kissen [neuter, strong]
Synonyms edit
- Polster (Austria)