Kuss
German
Alternative forms
- Kuß (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle High German kus, kos, from Old High German kus, kos, from Proto-West Germanic *koss. Compare Dutch kus, English kiss, Danish kys.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʰʊs]
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʊs
Usage notes
- The spelling Kuss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Kuß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension
Hyponyms
- Abschiedskuss (“goodbye kiss, kiss goodbye”)
- Handkuss (“kiss on the hand”)
- Lippenkuss, Mundkuss
- Wangenkuss (“kiss on the cheek”)
- Zungenkuss
Related terms
- Kussecht
- Kußmund, Kussmund
- küssen
Descendants
- → Kashubian: kùszkac
Further reading
- “Kuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kuss” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kuss” in Duden online
- “Kuss” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Kuss on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German kus, kos, from Old High German kus, kos, from Proto-West Germanic *koss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰus/
Further reading
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German kus, from Old Saxon kuss, from Proto-West Germanic *koss.
Related terms
- kusse (verb)
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