kyssa

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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)

  1. to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of kyssa (group v-9nn)
infinitive kyssa
supine kyst
participle (a39)1 kyssandi kystur
present past
first singular kyssi kysti
second singular kyssir kysti
third singular kyssir kysti
plural kyssa kystu
imperative
singular kyss!
plural kyssið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kyssa (“to kiss”), from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

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kyssa

  1. 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?

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

kyssa m or n

  1. definite plural of kyss

Verb

kyssa

  1. inflection of kysse:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Verb

kyssa (present tense kyssar/kysser, past tense kyssa/kyste, past participle kyssa/kyst, passive infinitive kyssast, present participle kyssande, imperative kyssa/kyss)

  1. to kiss (touch with the lips)
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Etymology 2

Noun

kyssa m or n

  1. definite neuter plural of kyss

References

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

  1. to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of kyssa — active (weak class 1)
infinitive kyssa
present participle kyssandi
past participle kystr
indicative present past
1st-person singular kyssi kysta
2nd-person singular kyssir kystir
3rd-person singular kyssir kysti
1st-person plural kyssum kystum
2nd-person plural kyssið kystuð
3rd-person plural kyssa kystu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular kyssa kysta
2nd-person singular kyssir kystir
3rd-person singular kyssi kysti
1st-person plural kyssim kystim
2nd-person plural kyssið kystið
3rd-person plural kyssi kysti
imperative present
2nd-person singular kyss, kyssi
1st-person plural kyssum
2nd-person plural kyssið
Conjugation of kyssa — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive kyssask
present participle kyssandisk
past participle kysszk
indicative present past
1st-person singular kyssumk kystumk
2nd-person singular kyssisk kystisk
3rd-person singular kyssisk kystisk
1st-person plural kyssumsk kystumsk
2nd-person plural kyssizk kystuzk
3rd-person plural kyssask kystusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular kyssumk kystumk
2nd-person singular kyssisk kystisk
3rd-person singular kyssisk kystisk
1st-person plural kyssimsk kystimsk
2nd-person plural kyssizk kystizk
3rd-person plural kyssisk kystisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular kysssk, kyssisk
1st-person plural kyssumsk
2nd-person plural kyssizk

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Descendants

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

  1. 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

Alternative forms

  • kyßa (obsolete typography)

Etymology

From Old Swedish kyssa, from Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕʏsːa/
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Verb

kyssa (present kysser, preterite kysste, supine kysst, imperative kyss)

  1. to kiss passionately or with great affection (compare with pussa), to snog (UK)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kyssa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kyssa kyssas
Supine kysst kyssts
Imperative kyss —
Imper. plural1 kyssen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative kysser kysste kysses kysstes
Ind. plural1 kyssa kysste kyssas kysstes
Subjunctive2 kysse kysste kysses kysstes
Participles
Present participle kyssande
Past participle kysst
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Further reading

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