kies
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editNoun
editkies (plural kieste)
Derived terms
edit- kiestand (“molar”)
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch kiese (late), borrowed from Old Frisian kēse, from Proto-West Germanic *kūsiju. Displaced older kuis, from Middle Dutch *cuse, from the same Proto-West Germanic source.
Noun
editkies m (plural kiezen, diminutive kiesje n)
- molar
- Synonym: maaltand
- Ik moet naar de tandarts omdat mijn kies pijn doet. ― I have to go to the dentist because my molar hurts.
- De tandarts heeft mijn kies gevuld. ― The dentist filled my molar.
- Een volwassen persoon heeft normaal gesproken twaalf kiezen. ― An adult person typically has twelve molars.
- (figuratively) Certain resembling objects
Derived terms
edit- (tooth types) bovenkies, knobbelkies, kunstkies, melkkies, onderkies, voorkies, verstandskies m or f, wijsheidskies
- kiespijn
- kiezentrekker m
- kiezenkas, kiezenkast
- kiezenmerg n
- kiezensleutel
- kiezenspel n
- kiezenstoter m (obsolete spelling kiezenstooter)
- achter de kiezen
Descendants
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editUnclear. Possibly borrowed from Middle English chis, from Old English ċīs, itself of unclear origin.
Adjective
editkies (comparative kiezer, superlative meest kies or kiest)
- delicate, choice
- showing good taste, well-chosen
- Antonym: onkies
Inflection
editDeclension of kies | ||||
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uninflected | kies | |||
inflected | kieze | |||
comparative | kiezer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | kies | kiezer | het kiest het kieste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | kieze | kiezere | kieste |
n. sing. | kies | kiezer | kieste | |
plural | kieze | kiezere | kieste | |
definite | kieze | kiezere | kieste | |
partitive | kies | kiezers | — |
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editkies
- inflection of kiezen:
Anagrams
editEsperanto
editEtymology
editFrom ki- (“interrogative and relative correlative prefix”) + -es (“correlative suffix of genitives”).
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editkies (interrogative and relative correlative of genitives, plural kies, accusative singular kies, accusative plural kies)
Usage notes
editLike other interrogative and relative correlatives, kies can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Kies ajn thus means whosever.
Derived terms
editSee also
editInterrogative | Demonstrative | Indefinite | Universal | Negative | ||
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ki- | ti- | i- | ĉi- | neni- | ||
Kind of, sort of | -a | kia | tia | ia | ĉia | nenia |
Reason | -al | kial | tial | ial | ĉial | nenial |
Time | -am | kiam | tiam | iam | ĉiam | neniam |
Place | -e | kie | tie | ie | ĉie | nenie |
Motion | -en | kien | tien | ien | ĉien | nenien |
Manner | -el | kiel | tiel | iel | ĉiel | neniel |
Possessive | -es | kies | ties | ies | ĉies | nenies |
Demonstrative pronoun | -o | kio | tio | io | ĉio | nenio |
Amount | -om | kiom | tiom | iom | ĉiom | neniom |
Demonstrative determiner | -u | kiu | tiu | iu | ĉiu | neniu |
German
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editkies
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom an otherwise unattested stem of unknown origin + -es (adjective-forming suffix). It is not unlikely, however, that it was originated based on similar word pairs as an analogy, compare kegyetlen (“cruel”) – kegyes (“kind, merciful”).[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkies (comparative kiesebb, superlative legkiesebb)
- (archaic) picturesque, scenic
- (archaic, rare) remote, distant, far-off, desolate
- Synonyms: távol eső, félreeső, elhagyatott, eldugott, elszigetelt, elzárt
Declension
editInflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kies | kiesek |
accusative | kiest | kieseket |
dative | kiesnek | kieseknek |
instrumental | kiessel | kiesekkel |
causal-final | kiesért | kiesekért |
translative | kiessé | kiesekké |
terminative | kiesig | kiesekig |
essive-formal | kiesként | kiesekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | kiesben | kiesekben |
superessive | kiesen | kieseken |
adessive | kiesnél | kieseknél |
illative | kiesbe | kiesekbe |
sublative | kiesre | kiesekre |
allative | kieshez | kiesekhez |
elative | kiesből | kiesekből |
delative | kiesről | kiesekről |
ablative | kiestől | kiesektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
kiesé | kieseké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
kieséi | kiesekéi |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ kies in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
edit- kies in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
West Frisian
editNoun
editkies c (plural kiezen, diminutive kieske)
- A molar
See also
edit- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/is
- Rhymes:Dutch/is/1 syllable
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch terms with usage examples
- Dutch terms with unknown etymologies
- Dutch terms borrowed from Middle English
- Dutch terms derived from Middle English
- Dutch terms derived from Old English
- Dutch adjectives
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation
- Esperanto terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Esperanto/ies
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto pronouns
- Esperanto correlatives
- Esperanto BRO1
- Esperanto GCSE0
- Esperanto interrogative pronouns
- German terms with audio links
- German non-lemma forms
- German verb forms
- Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -es
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/ɛʃ
- Rhymes:Hungarian/ɛʃ/2 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian adjectives
- Hungarian terms with archaic senses
- Hungarian terms with rare senses
- West Frisian lemmas
- West Frisian nouns
- West Frisian common-gender nouns