kus
Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch kust, from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French coste, from Latin costa (“rib, side”).
Noun edit
kus (plural kuste)
- coast, shoreline, seashore
- 1986, Die Noordweste. Die stoflike kultuuruitinge van die streek se bewoners, page 31:
- In 1862 word 'n pad vanaf die kopermyne na Hondeklipbaai aan die kus gebou.
- In 1862 a path from the copper mines to Hondeklip Bay at the coast is built.
- coastal region
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch kussen, from Middle Dutch cussen, from Old Dutch kussen, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną. Cognate with English kiss, German küssen, and Danish kysse.
Verb edit
kus (present kus, present participle kussende, past participle gekus)
- to kiss
- 2012, Pieter Aspe, Vierkant van die wraak, LAPA:
- Sy steek 'n hand na hom uit, en vir 'n oomblik oorweeg hy om dit galant te kus.
- She holds a hand in front of him, and for a moment he considers kissing it gallantly.
Usage notes edit
The use of kus as an alternative for soen is rarely used in speech but is more commonly found in literature, often being used poetically.
Synonyms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Dutch kus, from Middle Dutch kos, from Old Dutch *kos, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate with English kiss, German Kuss, and Danish kys.
Noun edit
kus (plural kusse)
- kiss
- 1984, Eugène Nielen Marais, Versamelde werke, Leon Rousseau (ed.), Van Schaik (publ.), page 930.
- Sy vou haar armpies om die ou man se nek maar in plaas van haar geheimpie te hoor, bedek hy die gesiggie met kusse.
- She wraps her short arms around the old man's neck, but instead of listening to her secret he covers her little face with kisses.
- 1984, Eugène Nielen Marais, Versamelde werke, Leon Rousseau (ed.), Van Schaik (publ.), page 930.
Usage notes edit
As with the noun.
Synonyms edit
Catawba edit
Etymology edit
From the same root as kusa (“standing”), because the stalks stand upright.
Noun edit
kus
Usage notes edit
The initial consonant is sometimes voiced: gus.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- 1900, Albert S. Gatschet, Grammatic Sketch of the Catawba Language (published in the American Anthropologist)
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kus m inan
Declension edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
- část f
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch kos, kus, from Old Dutch *kos, *kus, from Proto-West Germanic *koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz.
The older Dutch forms with -u- are taken from the verb, those with -o- derive directly from the noun. Compare German Kuss, English kiss, Danish kys.
Noun edit
kus m (plural kussen, diminutive kusje n)
- kiss
- kiss of peace (Christian greeting)
- socialist fraternal kiss
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
kus
- inflection of kussen:
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *ku.
Adverb edit
kus (not comparable)
See also edit
French edit
Noun edit
kus m
Ingrian edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkusːɑ/, [ˈkus̠ː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkus/, [ˈkuʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -usː, -us
- Hyphenation: kus
- Homophone: kussa
Pronoun edit
kus
- inessive of kuka; where
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 33:
- Kus ono suuret ikkunat, seel ono paljo luhtia, paljo valkeutta.
- Where there are big windows, there is a lot of air, a lot of brightness.
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
- Paljo uutta ja interesnoita töö saatta tiitä maast, kus möö elämmä.
- You will get to know a lot of new and interesting things about the earth, where we live.
See also edit
References edit
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 31
Karelian edit
Pronoun edit
kus
Livonian edit
Pronoun edit
kus
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic كُوز (kūz), from Middle Persian.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kus m (plural kwies)
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *koss, see also Old Saxon kus, Old English coss, Old Norse koss.
Noun edit
kus m
Descendants edit
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *koss. Compare Old English coss, Old Frisian koss, Old High German kus, Old Norse koss.
Noun edit
kus m
- a kiss
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kus | kussos |
accusative | kus | kussos |
genitive | kusses | kussō |
dative | kusse | kussum |
instrumental | — | — |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kȗs m (Cyrillic spelling ку̑с)
Declension edit
Adjective edit
kȗs (definite kȗsī, Cyrillic spelling ку̑с) (rare)
- tailless
- too short
- incomplete
Declension edit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | kus | kusa | kuso | |
genitive | kusa | kuse | kusa | |
dative | kusu | kusoj | kusu | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
kus kusa |
kusu | kuso |
vocative | kus | kusa | kuso | |
locative | kusu | kusoj | kusu | |
instrumental | kusim | kusom | kusim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | kusi | kuse | kusa | |
genitive | kusih | kusih | kusih | |
dative | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | |
accusative | kuse | kuse | kusa | |
vocative | kusi | kuse | kusa | |
locative | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | |
instrumental | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | kusim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | kusi | kusa | kuso | |
genitive | kusog(a) | kuse | kusog(a) | |
dative | kusom(u/e) | kusoj | kusom(u/e) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
kusi kusog(a) |
kusu | kuso |
vocative | kusi | kusa | kuso | |
locative | kusom(e/u) | kusoj | kusom(e/u) | |
instrumental | kusim | kusom | kusim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | kusi | kuse | kusa | |
genitive | kusih | kusih | kusih | |
dative | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | |
accusative | kuse | kuse | kusa | |
vocative | kusi | kuse | kusa | |
locative | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | |
instrumental | kusim(a) | kusim(a) | kusim(a) |
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ, cognate with Russian кус (kus) and кусок (kusok), Slovene kos, Serbo-Croatian кус, kus, Bulgarian къс (kǎs). Non-Slavic cognates include Sanskrit खादति (khādati, “he chews”), Persian خاییدن (xâyidan, “to chew”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kus m inan (genitive singular kusa, nominative plural kusy, genitive plural kusov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Tocharian A edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tocharian *kuse, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷusó from *kʷos, *kʷis. Compare Tocharian B kᵤse.
Pronoun edit
kus (accusative kuc)
Related terms edit
- kusne (relative pronoun)
Turkish edit
Verb edit
kus
Veps edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb edit
kus