kyssa
See also: kyssä
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.
Verb
kyssa (third person singular past indicative kysti, third person plural past indicative kyst, supine kyst)
- to kiss
Conjugation
Conjugation of kyssa
| v-9nn | ||||
| infinitive | kyssa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | kyssandi | |||
| past participle a39 | kystur | |||
| supine | kyst | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | kyssi | kyssir | kyssir | kyssa |
| past | kysti | kysti | kysti | kystu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | kyss! | — | kyssið! |
Related terms
- kossur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kyssa (“to kiss”), from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪsːa/
- Rhymes: -ɪsːa
Verb
kyssa
- to kiss
- Kysstu mig!
- Kiss me!
- Viltu kyssa mig?
- Do you want to kiss me?
- Hefurðu einhvern tíma kysst einhvern?
- Have you ever kissed someone?
- Kysstu mig!
Conjugation
kyssa — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að kyssa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | kysst | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | kyssandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég kyssi | við kyssum | present (nútíð) | ég kyssi | við kyssum |
| þú kyssir | þið kyssið | þú kyssir | þið kyssið | ||
| hann, hún, það kyssir | þeir, þær, þau kyssa | hann, hún, það kyssi | þeir, þær, þau kyssi | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég kyssti | við kysstum | past (þátíð) | ég kyssti | við kysstum |
| þú kysstir | þið kysstuð | þú kysstir | þið kysstuð | ||
| hann, hún, það kyssti | þeir, þær, þau kysstu | hann, hún, það kyssti | þeir, þær, þau kysstu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | kyss (þú) | kyssið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| kysstu | kyssiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
kyssast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að kyssast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | kysst | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | kyssandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég kyssist | við kyssumst | present (nútíð) | ég kyssist | við kyssumst |
| þú kyssist | þið kyssist | þú kyssist | þið kyssist | ||
| hann, hún, það kyssist | þeir, þær, þau kyssast | hann, hún, það kyssist | þeir, þær, þau kyssist | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég kysstist | við kysstumst | past (þátíð) | ég kysstist | við kysstumst |
| þú kysstist | þið kysstust | þú kysstist | þið kysstust | ||
| hann, hún, það kysstist | þeir, þær, þau kysstust | hann, hún, það kysstist | þeir, þær, þau kysstust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | kysst (þú) | kyssist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| kysstu | kyssisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
kysstur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | kysstur | kysst | kysst | kysstir | kysstar | kysst | |
| accusative (þolfall) | kysstan | kyssta | kysst | kyssta | kysstar | kysst | |
| dative (þágufall) | kysstum | kysstri | kysstu | kysstum | kysstum | kysstum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | kyssts | kysstrar | kyssts | kysstra | kysstra | kysstra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | kyssti | kyssta | kyssta | kysstu | kysstu | kysstu | |
| accusative (þolfall) | kyssta | kysstu | kyssta | kysstu | kysstu | kysstu | |
| dative (þágufall) | kyssta | kysstu | kyssta | kysstu | kysstu | kysstu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | kyssta | kysstu | kyssta | kysstu | kysstu | kysstu | |
Derived terms
- kyssast
- kyssa á hönd
- kyssilegur
Related terms
- koss
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- (noun) kyssene
- (verb) kysset
- (verb) kyste (simple past)
- (verb) kyst (past participle)
Noun
kyssa m or n
- definite plural of kyss
Verb
kyssa
- simple past of kysse
- past participle of kysse
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- kyssane
Noun
kyssa m or n
- definite neuter plural of kyss
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kussijaną, whence also Old English cyssan (English kiss), Old Frisian kessa, Old Saxon kussian, Dutch kussen, Old High German kussen (German küssen).
Verb
kyssa
- to kiss
Related terms
- koss
Descendants
- Danish: kysse
- Faroese: kyssa
- Icelandic: kyssa
- Norwegian Bokmål: kysse
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kyssa, kysse
- Swedish: kyssa
References
- kyssa in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.
Verb
kyssa
- to kiss
Conjugation
Conjugation of kyssa (weak)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kyssa | — | |||
| participle | kyssandi, kyssande | kyster | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | kyssir | kyssi, kysse | — | kysti, kyste | kysti, kyste |
| þū | kyssir | kyssi, kysse | kys | kysti, kyste | kysti, kyste |
| han | kyssir | kyssi, kysse | — | kysti, kyste | kysti, kyste |
| vīr | kyssum, kyssom | kyssum, kyssom | kyssum, kyssom | kystum, kystom | kystum, kystom |
| īr | kyssin | kyssin | kyssin | kystin | kystin |
| þēr | kyssa | kyssin | — | kystu, kysto | kystin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | kyssis | kyssis, kysses | — | kystis, kystes | kystis, kystes |
| þū | kyssis | kyssis, kysses | — | kystis, kystes | kystis, kystes |
| han | kyssis | kyssis, kysses | — | kystis, kystes | kystis, kystes |
| vīr | kyssums, kyssoms | kyssums, kyssoms | — | kystums, kystoms | kystums, kystoms |
| īr | kyssins | kyssins | — | kystins | kystins |
| þēr | kyssas | kyssins | — | kystus, kystos | kystins |
Descendants
- Swedish: kyssa
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kyssa, from Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɕʏsˌa/
Audio (file)
Verb
kyssa (present kysser, preterite kysste, supine kysst, imperative kyss)
- to kiss passionately or with great affection (compare with pussa), to snog (UK)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kyssa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kyssa | kyssas |
| Present tense | kysser | kysses |
| Past tense | kysste | kysstes |
| Supine | kysst | kyssts |
| Imperative | kyss | — |
| Present participle | kyssande | |
| Past participle | kysst | |
Related terms
- kyss