kuis

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kœy̯s/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kuis
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cuusch (chaste), from Latin conscius (conscious), a compound of com- (together) + scire (to know). Cognate with English conscious, German keusch.

Adjective

kuis (comparative kuiser, superlative meest kuis or kuist)

  1. chaste, morally pure, clean, virgin
    Antonym: onkuis
Declension
Inflection of kuis
uninflected kuis
inflected kuise
comparative kuiser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial kuiskuiserhet kuist
het kuiste
indefinite m./f. sing. kuisekuiserekuiste
n. sing. kuiskuiserkuiste
plural kuisekuiserekuiste
definite kuisekuiserekuiste
partitive kuiskuisers
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kuis

Noun

kuis m (uncountable)

  1. (Belgium) A cleansing, cleaning(-up)

Etymology 2

Related to koe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kuis f (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n)

  1. (regional) A (bovine) calf, notably under 9 months old
    Synonym: kuiskalf
  2. (regional) A pig
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • kuiskalf

Etymology 3

Cf. German Low German Küsel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kuis m (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n)

  1. A (playing) marble
    Synonym: knikker

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kuis

  1. inflection of kuisen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Etymology 5

From Middle Dutch cuse, related to Middle Low German kuse.

Noun

kuis f (plural kuizen, diminutive kuisje n)

  1. club, knobstick
    Synonyms: kolf, knots
Derived terms
  • kuizen (to beat to death with a hammer)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French cuisse (thigh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɥis/

Noun

kuis

  1. thigh

Indonesian

Etymology

From English quiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuɪs]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧is

Noun

kuis (first-person possessive kuisku, second-person possessive kuismu, third-person possessive kuisnya)

  1. quiz
    1. a competition in the answering of questions.
    2. (education) a school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

Further reading

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