kussen

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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

  2. (transitive) to kiss, to give a kiss to
    Ik kuste hem zachtjes op zijn wang.
    I kissed him gently on the cheek.
  3. (intransitive) to practice kissing
    Niemand kust beter dan hij.
    Nobody kisses better than he.
Conjugation
Conjugation 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, kus2 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. 2) In case of inversion.
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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)

  2. pillow, cushion
    Hyponym: peluw
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kussen

  1. plural of kus

Finnish

Verb

kussen

  1. first-person singular present potential of kusta

Anagrams

Middle English

Verb

kussen

  1. Alternative form of kissen
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