kys

See also: KYS, kyš, kys', and kys.

English

Phrase

kys

1. Alternative letter-case form of KYS.

Anagrams

• -sky, Sky, YKS, YSK, Yks., sky

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz (“a kiss”). Probably an onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /køs/, [kʰøs]

Noun

kys n (singular definite kysset, plural indefinite kys)

1. kiss (a touch with the lips)

   Synonyms: møs, møsser

Inflection

Declension of kys

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kys	kysset	kys	kyssene
genitive	kys'	kyssets	kys'	kyssenes

Related terms

• kysse (“kiss”, verb)

See also

• kys on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

See kysse (“to kiss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /køs/, [kʰøs]

Verb

kys

1. imperative of kysse

Etymology 3

See kyse (“to scare, shoo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyːs/, [kʰyːˀs]

Verb

kys

1. imperative of kyse

Manx

Etymology

Contraction of kanys. From Old Irish cindas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəs/

Adverb

kys

1. how

   Kys t'ou? ― How are you?

   Kys haink eh lhiat? ― How did you get on?

   Cha vel toiggal ayd kys ta ny craueyn goll er kiaddey. ― You do not understand how the bones are formed.

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Syllabification: kys

Noun

kys m inan

1. gravel

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ḱḯs”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 531