kys
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz (“a kiss”). Probably an onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /køs/, [kʰøs]
Inflection
Related terms
- kysse (“kiss”, verb)
See also
kys on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
See kysse (“to kiss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /køs/, [kʰøs]
Etymology 3
See kyse (“to scare, shoo”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kyːs/, [kʰyːˀs]
Manx
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəs/
Adverb
kys
- how
- Kys t'ou? ― How are you?
- Kys haink eh lhiat? ― How did you get on?
- Cha vel toiggal ayd kys ta ny craueyn goll er kiaddey. ― You do not understand how the bones are formed.
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