kussen

See also: küssen and Küssen

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʏsə(n)/
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Hyphenation: kus‧sen
Rhymes: -ʏsən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cussen, from Old Dutch kussen, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Verb

kussen

(transitive) to kiss, to give a kiss to
Ik kuste hem zachtjes op zijn wang.
I kissed him gently on the cheek.
(intransitive) to practice kissing
Niemand kust beter dan hij.
Nobody kisses better than he.

Inflection

Inflection of kussen (weak)
infinitive	kussen
past singular	kuste
past participle	gekust
infinitive	kussen
gerund	kussen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kus	kuste
2nd person sing. (jij)	kust	kuste
2nd person sing. (u)	kust	kuste
2nd person sing. (gij)	kust	kuste
3rd person singular	kust	kuste
plural	kussen	kusten

subjunctive sing.¹	kusse	kuste
subjunctive plur.¹	kussen	kusten

imperative sing.	kus
imperative plur.¹	kust

participles	kussend	gekust
¹⁾ Archaic.

Synonyms

zoenen

Derived terms

kusser
afkussen
tongkussen

Related terms

kus

Descendants

Afrikaans: kus

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch cussin, from Old Dutch *kussīn, from Proto-West Germanic *kussīn. Reinforced from the Middle Dutch onwards by Old French cuisin, cussin and its descendants.

Noun

kussen n (plural kussens, diminutive kussentje n)

pillow, cushion
Hyponym: peluw

Derived terms

beddenkussen
hoofdkussen
kantkussen
kussengevecht
kussenkast
kussensloop
rugkussen
sierkussen
speldenkussen
springkussen
stoelkussen
stootkussen
voetkussen
zitkussen

Descendants

Afrikaans: kussing
Negerhollands: kissintje, kisintśi (from the diminutive)
→ Papiamentu: kusinchi, koesientje, bunsinchi (from the diminutive)
→ Sranan Tongo: kunsu
- → Aukan: kunsu
- → Galibi Carib: kunsu
- → Saramaccan: kúnsu

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kussen

Plural form of kus

Finnish

Verb

kussen

first-person singular present potential of kusta

Anagrams

senkus, suksen

Middle English

Verb

kussen

Alternative form of kissen