pussa

Italian

Verb

pussa

1. Only used in pussa via.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

pussa

1. past tense of pusse
2. supine of pusse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• pusse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²pʉs.sɑ/

Etymology 1

From German putzen.

Verb

pussa (present tense pussar, past tense pussa, past participle pussa, passive infinitive pussast, present participle pussande, imperative pussa/puss)

1. to polish, to brush

Derived terms

• pussa opp
• pussa på

Etymology 2

From Low German putzen.

Verb

pussa (present tense pussar, past tense pussa, past participle pussa, passive infinitive pussast, present participle pussande, imperative pussa/puss)

1. to agitate, incite (a dog) to attack someone

Related terms

• puss (interjection)

References

• “pussa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• suspa

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɵ.sa/

Verb

pussa (present pussar, preterite pussade, supine pussat, imperative pussa)

1. to kiss (briefly and with closed lips)

Conjugation

Conjugation of pussa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pussa		pussas
Supine	pussat		pussats
Imperative	pussa		—
Imper. plural1	pussen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pussar	pussade	pussas	pussades
Ind. plural1	pussa	pussade	pussas	pussades
Subjunctive2	pusse	pussade	pusses	pussades
	Participles
Present participle	pussande
Past participle	pussad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• puss

See also

• krama
• kyssa
• pözza

References

• pussa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pussa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pussa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• supas