knus

See also: knús and knus'

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch knus, from knuts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knœs/

Adjective

knus (attributive knus, comparative knusser, superlative knusste)

1. cosy
2. snug

Danish

Etymology

From knuse (“to crush, shatter, hug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knuːs/, [kʰnuːˀs]

Noun

knus n (singular definite knuset, plural indefinite knus)

1. hug

Inflection

Declension of knus

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	knus	knuset	knus	knusene
genitive	knus'	knusets	knus'	knusenes

Synonyms

• knuser
• kram, krammer
• omfavnelse

Verb

knus

1. imperative of knuse

Dutch

Etymology

From older knuts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knʏs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: knus
• Rhymes: -ʏs

Adjective

knus (comparative knusser, superlative meest knus or knust)

1. (US) cozy, (UK) cosy
2. snug, intimate

Inflection

Declension of knus
uninflected	knus
inflected	knusse
comparative	knusser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		knus	knusser	het knust het knuste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	knusse	knussere	knuste
	n. sing.	knus	knusser	knuste
	plural	knusse	knussere	knuste
definite		knusse	knussere	knuste
partitive		knus	knussers	—

Derived terms

• knusheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: knus

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knus

1. imperative of knuse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

knus

1. imperative of knusa