kussen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch cussen, from Old Dutch kussen, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.
Verb edit
kussen
- (transitive) to kiss, to give a kiss to
- Ik kuste hem zachtjes op zijn wang.
- I kissed him gently on the cheek.
- (intransitive) to practice kissing
- Niemand kust beter dan hij.
- Nobody kisses better than he.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of kussen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kussen | |||
| past singular | kuste | |||
| past participle | gekust | |||
| infinitive | kussen | |||
| gerund | kussen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kus | kuste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kust | kuste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kust | kuste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kust | kuste | ||
| 3rd person singular | kust | kuste | ||
| plural | kussen | kusten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kusse | kuste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kussen | kusten | ||
| imperative sing. | kus | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kust | |||
| participles | kussend | gekust | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kus
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch cussin, from Old Dutch *kussīn, from Proto-West Germanic *kussīn. Reinforced from the Middle Dutch onwards by Old French cuisin, cussin and its descendants.
Noun edit
kussen n (plural kussens, diminutive kussentje n)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kussing
- Negerhollands: kissintje, kisintśi (from the diminutive)
- → Papiamentu: kusinchi, koesientje, bunsinchi (from the diminutive)
- → Sranan Tongo: kunsu
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
kussen
Finnish edit
Verb edit
kussen
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Verb edit
kussen
- Alternative form of kissen