kussen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʏsə(n)/
Audio (file) - 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
Inflection
| Inflection 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 | 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. | ||||
Synonyms
Related terms
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.
Derived terms
- beddenkussen
- hoofdkussen
- kantkussen
- kussengevecht
- kussenkast
- kussensloop
- rugkussen
- sierkussen
- speldenkussen
- springkussen
- stoelkussen
- stootkussen
- voetkussen
- zitkussen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kussing
- Negerhollands: kissintje, kisintśi (from the diminutive)
- → Papiamentu: kusinchi, koesientje, bunsinchi (from the diminutive)
- → Sranan Tongo: kunsu
- → Aukan: kunsu
- → Kari'na: kunsu
- → Saramaccan: kúnsu
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Middle English
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