kis
FromDutchkist, fromMiddle Dutchkiste, fromProto-West Germanic*kistu, fromLatincista, fromAncient Greekκίστη(kístē), fromProto-Indo-European*kisteh₂.
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kis (pluralkiste,diminutivekissie)
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kis c (singular definitekisen,not used in plural form)
Seekissa.
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From aTurkic language, compare toTurkishküçük andTurkmenkiçi.
kis (comparativekisebb,superlativelegkisebb)
The numeralkét(“two”) and the adjectivekis(“small, little”) can only stand adjectively, before a noun (e.g.két alma(“two apples”) andkis alma(“asmall apple”)). If they were to occur on their own (possibly also inflected), predicatively, or in reference to a whole noun phrase, the termskettő(“two”) andkicsi(“small”) must be used instead:Csakkettő van(“There are onlytwo”),Csakkicsi van(“There is asmall one only.”) The same applies to compound numerals liketizenkét andtizenkettő(“twelve”). In terms of distribution,két andkis are like Englishsick (sick people ~két/kis alma) whilekettő andkicsi resembleill (they are ill ~csak kettő/kicsi van). The longer forms are definitely broader in use as they may also occur adjectively, whether for emphasis or as a form of colloquialism. As a rule of thumb, the short variants(két, kis) never stand on their own.
FromProto-Finnic*ke-, fromProto-Uralic*ke.
kis
| singular(ikšlug) | plural(pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative(nominatīv) | kis | — |
| genitive(genitīv) | kīen kīnga | kīend |
| partitive(partitīv) | kīenta kīenda | kīendi |
| dative(datīv) | kīen kīngan | kīendõn |
| instrumental(instrumentāl) | kīenkõks kīngaks | kīendõks |
| illative(illatīv) | kīenõ | kīeniž |
| inessive(inesīv) | kīensõ | kīenši |
| elative(elatīv) | kīenstõ | kīenšti |
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kis m (definite singularkisen,indefinite pluralkiser,definite pluralkisene)
kis m (definite singularkisen,indefinite pluralkiser,definite pluralkisene)
kis m (definite singularkisen,indefinite pluralkisar,definite pluralkisane)
kis m (definite singularkisen,indefinite pluralkisar,definite pluralkisane)
Back-formation ofkísel.
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| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kís | |
| genitive | kísa | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | kís | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | kísa | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | kísu | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | kís | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | kísu | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | kísom | |
Unknown origin. Entered broader Swedish viaYounger Månsing cant. First attested in 1910.
kis c
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kis | kis |
| definite | kisen | kisens | |
| plural | indefinite | kisar | kisars |
| definite | kisarna | kisarnas |
Borrowed fromGermanKies, compareSwedishkisel.
kis c
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kis | kis |
| definite | kisen | kisens | |
| plural | indefinite | kiser | kisers |
| definite | kiserna | kisernas |
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