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
Inflection
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—
Antonyms
  • onkuis (derived)
Derived terms
Descendants

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
  2. (regional) A pig
Alternative forms
Synonyms
  • kuiskalf n

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
Synonyms

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

kuis

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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French cuisse (“thigh”)

Noun

kuis

  1. thigh
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