kuis

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœy̯s/

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• 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

   Synonym: zedig

   Antonyms: onkuis, onzedig

Declension

Declension of kuis
uninflected	kuis
inflected	kuise
comparative	kuiser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		kuis	kuiser	het kuist het kuiste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kuise	kuisere	kuiste
	n. sing.	kuis	kuiser	kuiste
	plural	kuise	kuisere	kuiste
definite		kuise	kuisere	kuiste
partitive		kuis	kuisers	—

Derived terms

• kuisen
• kuisheid
• kuisvrouw
• onkuis

 

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

• kuus (dialectal)

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. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. 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

• “kuis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.