kous
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch kous, from Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kous (plural kouse, diminutive kousie)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kous f (plural kousen, diminutive kousje n)
- stocking, long sock
- (Belgium, Suriname) sock
- Synonym: sok
- mantle (incandescent covering of a heat source)
- (Suriname) condom
- Synonym: condoom
- (obsolete, in the plural) trousers, pants
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kous
- Berbice Creole Dutch: kausu
- Negerhollands: koussen, kous
- → Lokono: kauso
- → Caribbean Javanese: kaos
- → Danish: kovs
- → German: Kausch
- → Gusilay: ekawaas, gakawaas (possibly via Wolof)
- → Indonesian: kaus
- → Mandinka: kàwáasí (possibly via Wolof)
- → Norwegian Bokmål: kause
- → Polish: kausza
- → Russian: коуш (kouš)
- → Sranan Tongo: kowsu
- →? Swedish: kaus (alternatively from Low German)
- → Finnish: kaussi
- → Wolof: kawas