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kyssa

See also: kyssä

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰɪsːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsːa
  • Hyphenation: kys‧sa

Verb

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kyssa (third person singular past indicative kysti, third person plural past indicative kyst, supine kyst)

  1. (transitive) to kiss
    brúðgómurin kysti konu sína í hondina
    the groom kissed his wife's hand
    (literally, “the groom kissed his bride on the hand”)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kyssa (group v-9nn)
infinitive kyssa
supine kyst
present past
first singular kyssi kysti
second singular kyssir kysti
third singular kyssir kysti
plural kyssa kystu
participle (a39)1 kyssandi kystur
imperative
singular kyss!
plural kyssið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kyssa (“to kiss”), from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kyssa

  1. to kiss
    Kysstu mig!
    Kiss me!
    Viltu kyssa mig?
    Do you want to kiss me?
    Hefurðu einhvern tíma kysst einhvern?
    Have you ever kissed someone?

Conjugation

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kyssa – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að kyssa
supine sagnbót kysst
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 kyssandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég kyssi kyssti kyssi kyssti
þú kyssir kysstir kyssir kysstir
hann, hún, það kyssir kyssti kyssi kyssti
plural við kyssum kysstum kyssum kysstum
þið kyssið kysstuð kyssið kysstuð
þeir, þær, þau kyssa kysstu kyssi kysstu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú kyss (þú), kysstu
plural þið kyssið (þið), kyssiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
kyssast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að kyssast
supine sagnbót kysst
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 kyssandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég kyssist kysstist kyssist kysstist
þú kyssist kysstist kyssist kysstist
hann, hún, það kyssist kysstist kyssist kysstist
plural við kyssumst kysstumst kyssumst kysstumst
þið kyssist kysstust kyssist kysstust
þeir, þær, þau kyssast kysstust kyssist kysstust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú kysst (þú), kysstu
plural þið kyssist (þið), kyssisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
kysstur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		kysstur kysst kysst kysstir kysstar kysst
accusative
(þolfall) 		kysstan kyssta kysst kyssta kysstar kysst
dative
(þágufall) 		kysstum kysstri kysstu kysstum kysstum kysstum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		kyssts kysstrar kyssts kysstra kysstra kysstra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		kyssti kyssta kyssta kysstu kysstu kysstu
accusative
(þolfall) 		kyssta kysstu kyssta kysstu kysstu kysstu
dative
(þágufall) 		kyssta kysstu kyssta kysstu kysstu kysstu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		kyssta kysstu kyssta kysstu kysstu kysstu

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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kyssa m or n

  1. definite plural of kyss

Verb

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kyssa

  1. inflection of kysse:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Verb

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kyssa (present tense kyssar/kysser, past tense kyssa/kyste, past participle kyssa/kyst, passive infinitive kyssast, present participle kyssande, imperative kyssa/kyss)

  1. to kiss (touch with the lips)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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kyssa m or n

  1. definite neuter plural of kyss

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kussijaną, whence also Old English cyssan (English kiss), Old Frisian kessa, Old Saxon kussian, Dutch kussen, Old High German kussen (German küssen).

Verb

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kyssa

  1. to kiss

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kyssa — active (weak class 1)
infinitive kyssa
present participle kyssandi
past participle kystr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kyssi kysta kyssa kysta
2nd person singular kyssir kystir kyssir kystir
3rd person singular kyssir kysti kyssi kysti
1st person plural kyssum kystum kyssim kystim
2nd person plural kyssið kystuð kyssið kystið
3rd person plural kyssa kystu kyssi kysti
imperative present
2nd person singular kyss, kyssi
1st person plural kyssum
2nd person plural kyssið
Conjugation of kyssa — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive kyssask
present participle kyssandisk
past participle kysszk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kyssumk kystumk kyssumk kystumk
2nd person singular kyssisk kystisk kyssisk kystisk
3rd person singular kyssisk kystisk kyssisk kystisk
1st person plural kyssumsk kystumsk kyssimsk kystimsk
2nd person plural kyssizk kystuzk kyssizk kystizk
3rd person plural kyssask kystusk kyssisk kystisk
imperative present
2nd person singular kysssk, kyssisk
1st person plural kyssumsk
2nd person plural kyssizk
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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kyssa
  • Faroese: kyssa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kyssa; (dialectal) kjøssa, kissa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kysse
  • Old Swedish: kyssa
  • Danish: kysse
  • Gutnish: kyssa, kysse

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kyssa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Verb

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kyssa

  1. to kiss

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kyssa (weak)
present past
infinitive kyssa —
participle kyssandi, kyssande kyster
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk kyssir kyssi, kysse —   kysti, kyste kysti, kyste
þū kyssir kyssi, kysse kys kysti, kyste kysti, kyste
han kyssir kyssi, kysse —   kysti, kyste kysti, kyste
vīr kyssum, kyssom kyssum, kyssom kyssum, kyssom kystum, kystom kystum, kystom
īr kyssin kyssin kyssin kystin kystin
þēr kyssa kyssin —   kystu, kysto kystin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk kyssis kyssis, kysses —   kystis, kystes kystis, kystes
þū kyssis kyssis, kysses —   kystis, kystes kystis, kystes
han kyssis kyssis, kysses —   kystis, kystes kystis, kystes
vīr kyssums, kyssoms kyssums, kyssoms —   kystums, kystoms kystums, kystoms
īr kyssins kyssins —   kystins kystins
þēr kyssas kyssins —   kystus, kystos kystins

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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  • kyßa (obsolete typography)

Etymology

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From Old Swedish kyssa, from Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɕʏsːa/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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kyssa (present kysser, preterite kysste, supine kysst, imperative kyss)

  1. to kiss passionately or with great affection (compare with pussa), to snog (UK)
    • 1921, Hjalmar Söderberg, “Karlavagnens inlägg”, in Vers och varia‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2025-05-08, page 139:
      [Han] kysste henne på näsan – kyssen var egentligen måttad åt munnen, men den kom [...] på näsan.
      He kissed her on the nose – the kiss was actually aimed at her mouth, but it landed on her nose.
    • 1999, August Strindberg, translated by Hans Levander, edited by Göran Rossholm & Gunnel Engwall, Samlade Verk. Nationalupplaga. 25. En dåres försvarstal‎[2], Norstedts förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Redaktionen för August Strindbergs Samlade Verk, archived from the original on 2025-05-08, page 246:
      Och Maria upprepar sin begäran: – Kyss mig!
      And Maria repeats her request: "Kiss me!"
    • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Lukasevangeliet 22:47”, in Bibel 2000‎[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 2025-05-08:
      Han som hette Judas, en av de tolv, [...] gick fram till Jesus för att kyssa honom.
      He who was called Judas, one of the twelve, approached Jesus to kiss him.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kyssa (weak)
active passive
infinitive kyssa kyssas
supine kysst kyssts
imperative kyss —
imper. plural1 kyssen —
present past present past
indicative kysser kysste kysses kysstes
ind. plural1 kyssa kysste kyssas kysstes
subjunctive2 kysse kysste kysses kysstes
present participle kyssande
past participle kysst

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Turkmen

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قِصَّة (qiṣṣa).

Noun

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kyssa (definite accusative kyssany, plural kyssalar)

  1. prose, story

Declension

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Declension of kyssa
singular plural
nominative kyssa kyssalar
accusative kyssany kyssalary
genitive kyssanyň kyssalaryň
dative kyssā kyssalara
locative kyssada kyssalarda
ablative kyssadan kyssalardan
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