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See also:Appendix:Variations of "kus"

Afrikaans

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FWOTD – 27 January 2019

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromDutchkust, fromMiddle Dutchcost, fromOld Frenchcoste, fromLatincosta(“rib, side”).

Noun

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kus (pluralkuste)

  1. coast,shoreline,seashore
    • 1986,Die Noordweste. Die stoflike kultuuruitinge van die streek se bewoners, page31:
      In 1862 word 'n pad vanaf die kopermyne na Hondeklipbaai aan diekus gebou.
      In 1862 a path from the copper mines to Hondeklip Bay at thecoast is built.
  2. coastalregion
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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FromDutchkussen, fromMiddle Dutchcussen, fromOld Dutchkussen, fromProto-Germanic*kussijaną. Cognate withEnglishkiss,Germanküssen, andDanishkysse.

Verb

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kus (presentkus,present participlekussende,past participlegekus)

  1. tokiss
    • 2012, Pieter Aspe,Vierkant van die wraak, LAPA:
      Sy steek 'n hand na hom uit, en vir 'n oomblik oorweeg hy om dit galant tekus.
      She holds a hand in front of him, and for a moment he considerskissing it gallantly.
Usage notes
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The use ofkus as an alternative forsoen is rarely used in speech but is more commonly found in literature, often being used poetically.

Synonyms
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Etymology 3

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FromDutchkus, fromMiddle Dutchkos, fromOld Dutch*kos, fromProto-Germanic*kussaz. Cognate withEnglishkiss,GermanKuss, andDanishkys.

Noun

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kus (pluralkusse)

  1. kiss
    • 1984, Eugène Nielen Marais,Versamelde werke, Leon Rousseau (ed.), Van Schaik (publ.), page 930.
      Sy vou haar armpies om die ou man se nek maar in plaas van haar geheimpie te hoor, bedek hy die gesiggie metkusse.
      She wraps her short arms around the old man's neck, but instead of listening to her secret he covers her little face withkisses.
Usage notes
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As with the noun.

Synonyms
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Catawba

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Etymology

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From the same root askusa(“standing”), because the stalks stand upright.

Noun

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kus

  1. corn,maize

Usage notes

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The initial consonant is sometimes voiced:gus.

Derived terms

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  • kus suk(“corncob”, literally“corn house”)
  • kus sarak(“wheat”, literally“corn grass”)

References

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  • 1900, Albert S. Gatschet,Grammatic Sketch of the Catawba Language (published in theAmerican Anthropologist)

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Slavic*kǫsъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kus m inan

  1. piece(either "part" or as a counter word)
    Mátevícekusů? ―Do you have morepieces?or Do you have moreof these?
  2. chunk

Declension

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Declension ofkus (hard masculine inanimate)
singularplural
nominativekuskusy
genitivekusukusů
dativekusukusům
accusativekuskusy
vocativekusekusy
locativekusu,kusekusech
instrumentalkusemkusy

Related terms

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adjective
nouns
verbs

See also

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Further reading

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  • “kus”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957
  • “kus”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989
  • “kus”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Dutchkos,kus, fromOld Dutch*kos,*kus, fromProto-West Germanic*koss, fromProto-Germanic*kussaz.

The older Dutch forms with -u- are taken from the verb, those with -o- derive directly from the noun. CompareGermanKuss,Englishkiss,Danishkys.

Noun

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kus m (pluralkussen,diminutivekusje n)

  1. kiss
    1. kiss of peace(Christian greeting)
    2. socialist fraternal kiss
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans:kus
  • Berbice Creole Dutch:kosi
  • Negerhollands:kus

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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kus

  1. inflection ofkussen:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
    3. imperative

Estonian

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Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*ku.

Adverb

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kus (not comparable)

  1. (interrogative)where(in which place)
  2. (relative)where(in which place)

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Estonian deictic adverbs
proximaldistalinterrogative
motion towardssiiasinnakuhu
location insidesiinsealkus
motion fromsiitsealtkust

French

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Noun

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kus m

  1. plural ofku

Ingrian

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kus

  1. inessive ofkuka;where
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus,Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page33:
      Kus ono suuret ikkunat, seel ono paljo luhtia, paljo valkeutta.
      Where there are big windows, there is a lot of air, a lot of brightness.
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov,Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Paljo uutta ja interesnoita töö saatta tiitä maast,kus möö elämmä.
      You will get to know a lot of new and interesting things about the earth,where we live.

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References

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  • V. I. Junus (1936)Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page31

Karelian

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Pronoun

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kus

  1. where

Livonian

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Pronoun

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kus

  1. where

Maltese

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Etymology

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FromArabicكُوز(kūz), fromMiddle Persian.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kus m (pluralkwies)

  1. jug,pitcher
    Synonym:buqar

Old High German

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Etymology

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FromProto-West Germanic*koss, see also Old Saxonkus, Old Englishcoss, Old Norsekoss.

Noun

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kus m

  1. kiss

Descendants

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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FromProto-West Germanic*koss. CompareOld Englishcoss,Old Frisiankoss,Old High Germankus,Old Norsekoss.

Noun

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kus m

  1. akiss

Declension

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kus (masculine a-stem)
singularplural
nominativekuskussos
accusativekuskussos
genitivekusseskussō
dativekussekussum
instrumental——

Related terms

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Descendants

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Slavic*kǫsъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kȗs m (Cyrillic spellingку̑с)

  1. (rare)piece,part
    Synonyms:komad,parče,deo/dio

Declension

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Declension ofkus
singularplural
nominativekȗskȕsovi
genitivekusakusova
dativekusukusovima
accusativekuskusove
vocativekusekusovi
locativekusukusovima
instrumentalkusomkusovima

Adjective

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kȗs (Cyrillic spellingку̑с,definitekȗsī)(rare)

  1. tailless
  2. tooshort
  3. incomplete

Declension

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indefinite forms
singularmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativekuskusakuso
genitivekusakusekusa
dativekusukusojkusu
accusativeinanimate
animate		kus
kusa		kusukuso
vocativekuskusakuso
locativekusukusojkusu
instrumentalkusimkusomkusim
pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativekusikusekusa
genitivekusihkusihkusih
dativekusim(a)kusim(a)kusim(a)
accusativekusekusekusa
vocativekusikusekusa
locativekusim(a)kusim(a)kusim(a)
instrumentalkusim(a)kusim(a)kusim(a)
definite forms
singularmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativekusikusakuso
genitivekusog(a)kusekusog(a)
dativekusom(u/e)kusojkusom(u/e)
accusativeinanimate
animate		kusi
kusog(a)		kusukuso
vocativekusikusakuso
locativekusom(e/u)kusojkusom(e/u)
instrumentalkusimkusomkusim
pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativekusikusekusa
genitivekusihkusihkusih
dativekusim(a)kusim(a)kusim(a)
accusativekusekusekusa
vocativekusikusekusa
locativekusim(a)kusim(a)kusim(a)
instrumentalkusim(a)kusim(a)kusim(a)

Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Slavic*kǫsъ, cognate withRussianкус(kus) andкусок(kusok),Slovenekos,Serbo-Croatianкус,kus,Bulgarianкъс(kǎs). Non-Slavic cognates includeSanskritखादति(khādati,“he chews”),Persianخاییدن(xâyidan,“to chew”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kus m inan (relational adjectivekusový,diminutivekúštikorkúsočekorkúštiček,augmentativekusisko)

  1. piece

Declension

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Declension ofkus (patterndub)
singularplural
nominativekuskusy
genitivekusakusov
dativekusukusom
accusativekuskusy
locativekusekusoch
instrumentalkusomkusmi

Further reading

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  • “kus”, inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk,2003–2025

Tocharian A

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Etymology

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FromProto-Tocharian*kuse, fromProto-Indo-European*kʷusó from*kʷos,*kʷís. CompareTocharian Bkᵤse.

Pronoun

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kus (accusativekuc)

  1. who,what(interrogative)

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Turkish

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Verb

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kus

  1. second-personsingularimperative ofkusmak

Veps

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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kus

  1. where, in whatplace(interrogative)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “где”, inUz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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