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kus

See also: Kus, kuś, kūs, Kūs, kuş, kú·s, and Kuś

kus - Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kœs/

Noun

kus (plural kuste)

  1. coast, shoreline, seashore
  2. coastal region

Derived terms

  • kusbeskerming
  • kusgebergte
  • kusgebied
  • kuslangs
  • kusstad
  • rotskus
  • seekus

Verb

kus (present kus, present participle kussende, past participle gekus)

  1. to kiss

Usage notes

The use of kus as an alternative for soen is rarely used in speech but is more commonly found in literature, often being used poetically.

Synonyms

Noun

kus (plural kusse)

  1. kiss

Usage notes

As with the noun.

Synonyms

kus - Catawba

Noun

kus

  1. corn, maize

Usage notes

The initial consonant is sometimes voiced: gus.

Derived terms

  • kus suk (“corncob”, literally “corn house”)
  • kus sarak (“wheat”, literally “corn grass”)

kus - Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈkus]

Noun

kus m inan

  1. piece (either "part" or as a counter word)
    • Máte více kusů? ― Do you have more pieces? or Do you have more of these?
  2. chunk

Declension

singular plural
nominative kus kusy
genitive kusu kusů
dative kusu kusům
accusative kus kusy
vocative kuse kusy
locative kusu, kuse kusech
instrumental kusem kusy
adjective
nouns
verbs

kus - Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kʏs/
  • Hyphenation: kus

Noun

kus m (plural kussen, diminutive kusje n)

  1. kiss

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kus
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kosi
  • Negerhollands: kus

Verb

kus

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kussen
  2. imperative of kussen

kus - Estonian

Adverb

kus

  1. (interrogative) where (in which place)
  2. (relative) where (in which place)

kus - French

Noun

kus m

  1. plural of ku

kus - Ingrian

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkusːɑ/, [ˈkus̠ː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkus/, [ˈkuʒ̥]
  • Hyphenation: kus
  • Homophone: kussa

Pronoun

kus

  1. inessive of kuka; where

kus - Karelian

Pronoun

kus

  1. where

kus - Livonian

Pronoun

kus

  1. where

kus - Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kuːs/

Noun

kus m (plural kwies)

  1. jug, pitcher

kus - Old High German

Noun

kus m

  1. kiss

Descendants

kus - Old Saxon

Noun

kus m

  1. a kiss

Declension

singular plural
nominative kus kussos
accusative kus kussos
genitive kusses kussō
dative kusse kussum
instrumental — —

Descendants

kus - Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kûːs/

Noun

kȗs m (Cyrillic spelling ку̑с)

  1. (rare) piece, part

Declension

singular plural
nominative kȗs kȕsovi
genitive kusa kusova
dative kusu kusovima
accusative kus kusove
vocative kuse kusovi
locative kusu kusovima
instrumental kusom kusovima

Synonyms

Adjective

kȗs (definite kȗsī, Cyrillic spelling ку̑с) (rare)

  1. tailless
  2. too short
  3. incomplete

Declension

singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kus kusa kuso
genitive kusa kuse kusa
dative kusu kusoj kusu
accusative inanimate animate kus kusa kusu kuso
vocative kus kusa kuso
locative kusu kusoj kusu
instrumental kusim kusom kusim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kusi kuse kusa
genitive kusih kusih kusih
dative kusim(a) kusim(a) kusim(a)
accusative kuse kuse kusa
vocative kusi kuse kusa
locative kusim(a) kusim(a) kusim(a)
instrumental kusim(a) kusim(a) kusim(a)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kusi kusa kuso
genitive kusog(a) kuse kusog(a)
dative kusom(u/e) kusoj kusom(u/e)
accusative inanimate animate kusi kusog(a) kusu kuso
vocative kusi kusa kuso
locative kusom(e/u) kusoj kusom(e/u)
instrumental kusim kusom kusim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kusi kuse kusa
genitive kusih kusih kusih
dative kusim(a) kusim(a) kusim(a)
accusative kuse kuse kusa
vocative kusi kuse kusa
locative kusim(a) kusim(a) kusim(a)
instrumental kusim(a) kusim(a) kusim(a)

kus - Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [kus]

Noun

kus m inan (genitive singular kusa, nominative plural kusy, genitive plural kusov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. piece

Declension

singular plural
nominative kus kusy
genitive kusa kusov
dative kusu kusom
accusative kus kusy
locative kuse kusoch
instrumental kusom kusmi

Derived terms

  • kusový
  • kúsok, kúštik, kusoček, kúštiček
  • kusisko

kus - Tocharian A

Pronoun

kus (accusative kuc)

  1. who, what (interrogative)

kus - Turkish

Verb

kus

  1. second-person singular imperative of kusmak

kus - Veps

Adverb

kus

  1. where, in what place (interrogative)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Meaning and Definition of kus
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