Kissen

See also: kissen

German

Alternative forms

Küssen (occasionally until 20th c.)

Etymology

From Middle High German küssen, from Old High German kussīn (ca. 900), from Old French cussin, variant of coussin, coissin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus, derived from Latin coxa. The form Kissen with dialectal unrounding was standardised to avoid homophony with küssen (“to kiss”). Cognate with Dutch kussen, English cushion, French coussin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪsən/
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Rhymes: -ɪsən

Noun

Kissen n (strong, genitive Kissens, plural Kissen, diminutive Kisschen n)

cushion; pillow (bag filled with soft material used to sit or rest one’s head on)
(by extension, in the plural) all the soft parts of a bed, i.e. mattress, duvet, and pillow collectively

Declension

Declension of Kissen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kissen	die	Kissen
genitive	eines	des	Kissens	der	Kissen
dative	einem	dem	Kissen	den	Kissen
accusative	ein	das	Kissen	die	Kissen

Synonyms

Polster (Austria)

Derived terms

Kissenbezug
Kissenschlacht
Kopfkissen
Luftkissen
Luftkissenboot
Plüschkissen
Sofakissen