kuś
Old Polish
Etymology
Probably from kur with unattested meaning “penis” (compare Kashubian kùrc, Serbo-Croatian ку̏рац/kȕrac) + -ś.[1] Orignally “(little) penis” (attested since Middle Polish) > “young boy” (compare dialectal Polish kusiu (“little boy”)). Compare Belarusian ку́сік (kúsik, “penis”, childish).
Noun
kuś m animacy unattested
- apprentice baker
- 1908 [c. 1500], Bolesław Erzepki, editor, Przyczynki do średniowiecznego słownictwa polskiego. I. Glosy polskie wpisane do łacińsko-niemieckiego słownika drukowanego w roku 1490, Lubiń, page 36:
- Ciniflos kvs, kvchczyk, quasi in cinerem flans
- [Ciniflos kuś, kuchcik, quasi in cinerem flans]
References
- Sławski, Franciszek (1966-1969) “kuś”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes III: Kotar—Kysz, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 437
Further reading
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “kuś”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuɕ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uɕ
- Syllabification: kuś
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish kuś. By surface analysis, kur + -ś.
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- kuś in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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