kyss

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çʏsː/
• Rhymes: -ʏsː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate to English kiss, German Kuss, Dutch kus.

Noun

kyss n (definite singular kysset, indefinite plural kyss, definite plural kyssa or kyssene)

kyss m (definite singular kyssen, indefinite plural kyss, definite plural kyssene)

1. a kiss

Related terms

• kysse (verb)

Etymology 2

Verb

kyss

1. imperative of kysse

References

• “kyss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate to English kiss, German Kuss, Dutch kus.

Noun

kyss n (definite singular kysset, indefinite plural kyss, definite plural kyssa)
kyss m (definite singular kyssen, indefinite plural kyssar, definite plural kyssane)

1. a kiss

References

• “kyss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Verb

kyss

1. second-person singular present active imperative of kyssa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate to English kiss, German Kuss, Dutch kus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕʏs/

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Noun

kyss c

1. kiss

Declension

Declension of kyss
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kyss	kyssen	kyssar	kyssarna
Genitive	kyss	kyssens	kyssars	kyssarnas

Related terms

• kyssa

Verb

kyss

1. imperative of kyssa