kus

See also: Kus, kuś, kūs, Kūs, kuş, kú·s, and Kuś

Afrikaans

FWOTD – 27 January 2019

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kœs/

Etymology 1

From Dutch kust, from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French coste, from Latin costa (“rib, side”).

Noun

kus (plural kuste)

coast, shoreline, seashore
- 1986, Die Noordweste. Die stoflike kultuuruitinge van die streek se bewoners, page 31.
  In 1862 word 'n pad vanaf die kopermyne na Hondeklipbaai aan die kus gebou.
  In 1862 a path from the copper mines to Hondeklip Bay at the coast is built.
coastal region

Derived terms

kusbeskerming
kusgebergte
kusgebied
kuslangs
kusstad
rotskus
seekus

Etymology 2

From Dutch kussen, from Middle Dutch cussen, from Old Dutch kussen, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną. Cognate with English kiss, German küssen, and Danish kysse.

Verb

kus (present kus, present participle kussende, past participle gekus)

to kiss
- 2012, Pieter Aspe, Vierkant van die wraak, LAPA.
  Sy steek 'n hand na hom uit, en vir 'n oomblik oorweeg hy om dit galant te kus.
  She holds a hand in front of him, and for a moment he considers kissing it gallantly.

Usage notes

The use of kus as an alternative for soen is rarely used in speech but is more commonly found in literature, often being used poetically.

Synonyms

soen

Etymology 3

From Dutch kus, from Middle Dutch kos, from Old Dutch *kos, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. Cognate with English kiss, German Kuss, and Danish kys.

Noun

kus (plural kusse)

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 met kusse.
  She wraps her short arms around the old man's neck, but instead of listening to her secret he covers her little face with kisses.

Usage notes

As with the noun.

Synonyms

soen

Catawba

Etymology

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

Noun

kus

corn, maize

Usage notes

The initial consonant is sometimes voiced: gus.

Derived terms

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

References

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

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkus]
Audio (file)

Noun

kus m inan

piece (either "part" or as a counter word)
Máte více kusů? ― Do you have more pieces? or Do you have more of these?
chunk

Declension

Declension of kus

	singular	plural
nominative	kus	kusy
genitive	kusu	kusů
dative	kusu	kusům
accusative	kus	kusy
vocative	kuse	kusy
locative	kusu, kuse	kusech
instrumental	kusem	kusy

Related terms

adjective

kousavý

nouns

kousek
kousíček
kousnutí
skus
zákusek

verbs

kousat
kousnout
překousnout
rozkousnout
skousnout
ukousnout
zakousnout

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʏs/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: kus
Rhymes: -ʏs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch kos, kus, from Old Dutch *kos, *kus, from Proto-West Germanic *koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz.

The older Dutch forms with -u- are taken from the verb, those with -o- derive directly from the noun. Compare German Kuss, English kiss, Danish kys.

Noun

kus m (plural kussen, diminutive kusje n)

kiss

Synonyms

zoen

Derived terms

afscheidskus
wangkus

Descendants

Afrikaans: kus
Berbice Creole Dutch: kosi
Negerhollands: kus

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kus

first-person singular present indicative of kussen
imperative of kussen

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ku.

Adverb

kus

(interrogative) where (in which place)
(relative) where (in which place)

French

Noun

kus m

plural of ku

Ingrian

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkusːɑ/, [ˈkus̠ː]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkus/, [ˈkuʒ̥]

Rhymes: -usːɑ, -us

Hyphenation: kus
Homophone: kussa

Pronoun

kus

inessive of kuka; where
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 33:
  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, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., 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.

References

V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 31

Karelian

Pronoun

kus

where

Livonian

Pronoun

kus

where

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic كُوز‎ (kūz), from Middle Persian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuːs/

Noun

kus m (plural kwies)

jug, pitcher
Synonym: buqar

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *koss, see also Old Saxon kus, Old English coss, Old Norse koss.

Noun

kus m

kiss

Descendants

Middle High German: kus, kos
- German: Kuss

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *koss. Compare Old English coss, Old Frisian koss, Old High German kus, Old Norse koss.

Noun

kus m

a kiss

Declension

Declension of kus (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	kus	kussos
accusative	kus	kussos
genitive	kusses	kussō
dative	kusse	kussum
instrumental	—	—

Related terms

kussian

Descendants

Middle Low German: kus, kuss

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kûːs/

Noun

kȗs m (Cyrillic spelling ку̑с)

(rare) piece, part

Declension

Declension of kus

	singular	plural
nominative	kȗs	kȕsovi
genitive	kusa	kusova
dative	kusu	kusovima
accusative	kus	kusove
vocative	kuse	kusovi
locative	kusu	kusovima
instrumental	kusom	kusovima

Synonyms

komad
parče
deo/dio

Adjective

kȗs (definite kȗsī, Cyrillic spelling ку̑с) (rare)

tailless
too short
incomplete

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kus	kusa	kuso
genitive		kusa	kuse	kusa
dative		kusu	kusoj	kusu
accusative	inanimate animate	kus kusa	kusu	kuso
vocative		kus	kusa	kuso
locative		kusu	kusoj	kusu
instrumental		kusim	kusom	kusim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kusi	kuse	kusa
genitive		kusih	kusih	kusih
dative		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)
accusative		kuse	kuse	kusa
vocative		kusi	kuse	kusa
locative		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)
instrumental		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kusi	kusa	kuso
genitive		kusog(a)	kuse	kusog(a)
dative		kusom(u/e)	kusoj	kusom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	kusi kusog(a)	kusu	kuso
vocative		kusi	kusa	kuso
locative		kusom(e/u)	kusoj	kusom(e/u)
instrumental		kusim	kusom	kusim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kusi	kuse	kusa
genitive		kusih	kusih	kusih
dative		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)
accusative		kuse	kuse	kusa
vocative		kusi	kuse	kusa
locative		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)
instrumental		kusim(a)	kusim(a)	kusim(a)

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ, cognate with Russian кус (kus) and кусок (kusok), Slovene kos, Serbo-Croatian кус, kus, Bulgarian къс (kǎs). Non-Slavic cognates include Sanskrit खादति (khādati, “he chews”), Persian ‎ (xāyīdan, “to chew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kus]

Noun

kus m (genitive singular kusa, nominative plural kusy, genitive plural kusov, declension pattern of dub)

piece

Declension

Declension of kus

	singular	plural
nominative	kus	kusy
genitive	kusa	kusov
dative	kusu	kusom
accusative	kus	kusy
locative	kuse	kusoch
instrumental	kusom	kusmi

Derived terms

kusový
kúsok, kúštik, kusoček, kúštiček
kusisko

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *kuse, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷusó from *kʷos, *kʷis. Compare Tocharian B kᵤse.

Pronoun

kus (accusative kuc)

who, what (interrogative)

Related terms

kusne (relative pronoun)

Turkish

Verb

kus

second-person singular imperative of kusmak

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

kus

where, in what place (interrogative)

Synonyms

miš

Derived terms

kus-ni
kus-se
koje-kus
nikus

References

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

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²kʉːs/ (example of pronunciation)
Rhymes: -ʉ̀ːs
Homophone: kuus

Noun

kus m

One who puts fear in someone; master, foreman, supervisor.
Hä står ill dill ti huse, der ingen jär kus
There is trouble in the house where no one is master
A strong, capable man, considered better than others; the most prominent; also said of animals.
Hä va kusen dill kar!
A good man!
Hä var kus’n dill häst
a good horse
crawling winged insect

kus

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

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Etymology 2

Verb

Usage notes

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Etymology 3

Noun

Usage notes

Synonyms

Catawba

Etymology

Noun

Usage notes

Derived terms

References

Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Related terms

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Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

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Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

Estonian

Etymology

Adverb

See also

French

Noun

Ingrian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

See also

References

Karelian

Pronoun

Livonian

Pronoun

Maltese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Old High German

Etymology

Noun

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Related terms

Descendants

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Adjective

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

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Noun

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