kuis

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -œy̯s

Etymology 1

cognate with chaste

Adjective

kuis (comparative kuiser, superlative meest kuis or kuist)

1. chaste, morally pure, clean, virgin

Declension

Declension of kuis

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		kuis	kuiser
neuter singular	indefinite	kuis	kuiser
	definite	kuise	kuisere	kuiste	kuist, kuiste
common singular		kuise	kuisere	kuiste	kuiste
plural		kuise	kuisere	kuiste	kuiste
partitive		kuis	kuisers

Antonyms

• onkuis (derived)

Derived terms

• kuisheid
• onkuisheid

Noun

kuis m (uncountable)

1. A cleansing, cleaning(-up)

Verb

kuis

1. first-person singular present indicative of kuisen
2. imperative of kuisen

Etymology 2

Germanic

Noun

kuis f (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje)

1. A (bovine) calf, notably under 9 months old

Synonyms

• kuiskalf n

Etymology 3

Germanic

Noun

kuis f, m (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje)

1. A (playing) marble

Synonyms

• knikker m