Kuss

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See also: kuss, küss, and Kuß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German kus, kos, from Old High German kus, kos, from Proto-West Germanic *koss. Compare Dutch kus, English kiss, Danish kys.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ʊs

Noun

Kuss m (strong, genitive Kusses, plural Küsse, diminutive Küsschen n or Küsslein n)

  1. kiss

Usage notes

  • The spelling Kuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Kuß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Kuss
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kuss die Küsse
genitive eines des Kusses der Küsse
dative einem dem Kuss, Kusse1 den Küssen
accusative einen den Kuss die Küsse

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: kùszkac

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German kus, kos, from Old High German kus, kos, from Proto-West Germanic *koss.

Pronunciation

Noun

Kuss m (plural Kiss, diminutive Kussje)

  1. kiss
    Gebb meer en Kuss!
    Give me a kiss!

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German kus, from Old Saxon kuss, from Proto-West Germanic *koss.

Noun

Kuss m (plural Kusse)

  1. kiss
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