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Kuss

See also: kuss, küss, and Kuß

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German kus, kos, from Old High German kus, kos, from Proto-West Germanic *koss. Compare Dutch kus, English kiss, Danish kys.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kʰʊs]
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  • Rhymes: -ʊs

Noun edit

Kuss m (strong, genitive Kusses, plural Küsse, diminutive Küsschen n or Küsslein n)

  1. kiss

Usage notes edit

  • The spelling Kuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Kuß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension edit

Declension of Kuss [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kuss die Küsse
genitive eines des Kusses der Küsse
dative einem dem Kuss, Kusse1 den Küssen
accusative einen den Kuss die Küsse

1Now rare, see notes.

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Descendants edit

  • → Kashubian: kùszkac

Further reading edit

Hunsrik edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German kus, kos, from Old High German kus, kos, from Proto-West Germanic *koss.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Kuss m (plural Kiss, diminutive Kussje)

  1. kiss
    Gebb meer en Kuss!
    Give me a kiss!

Further reading edit

Plautdietsch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German kus, from Old Saxon kuss, from Proto-West Germanic *koss.

Noun edit

Kuss m (plural Kusse)

  1. kiss

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