kussen

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-Germanic *kussijaną.

Verb

kussen

  1. (transitive) to kiss, to give a kiss to
    Ik kuste hem zachtjes op zijn wang.
    I kissed him gently on the cheek.
  2. (intransitive) to practice kissing
    Niemand kust beter dan hij.
    Nobody kisses better than he.
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 kuskuste
2nd person sing. (jij) kustkuste
2nd person sing. (u) kustkuste
2nd person sing. (gij) kustkuste
3rd person singular kustkuste
plural kussenkusten
subjunctive sing.1 kussekuste
subjunctive plur.1 kussenkusten
imperative sing. kus
imperative plur.1 kust
participles kussendgekust
1) Archaic.
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Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch cussin, from Old French cuisin, cussin.

Noun

kussen n (plural kussens, diminutive kussentje n)

  1. pillow, cushion
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kussen

  1. Plural form of kus

Finnish

Verb

kussen

  1. First-person singular potential present form of kusta.

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