kiss

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: kĭs, IPA(key): /kɪs/, [kʰɪs] Rhymes: -ɪs === Etymology 1 === From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian küsje, Dutch kussen, German Low German küssen, German küssen, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål kysse, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish kyssa. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ku-, *kus- (probably imitative), with byspels including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kússō), poetic form of κύσω (kúsō, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”). ==== Verb ==== kiss (third-person singular simple present kisses, present participle kissing, simple past and past participle kissed or (obsolete) kist) (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. (ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. (reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. (transitive, archaic) To treat with fondness. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:kiss ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Esperanto: kisi → Japanese: キス (kisu) → Korean: 키스 (kiseu) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English kis, kys, kus, forms of cos influenced by kissen, from Old English coss, from Proto-West Germanic *koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz. ==== Noun ==== kiss (plural kisses) A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver. A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses. (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction. (aviation) A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury. ===== Synonyms ===== (touch with the lips): See Thesaurus:buss ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === See also === x xo xoxo xoxoxo xxx === Anagrams === KSIs, Sisk, skis == Middle English == === Verb === kiss alternative form of kissen == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɪs/ === Etymology 1 === Partly imitative, partly a euphemism for piss (see pissa (“to pee”)). ==== Noun ==== kiss n (uncountable) pee, wee, tinkle, urine Synonyms: (vulgar) piss, urin ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== kiss och bajs-humor (“toilet humor”) kissblöja kissbomb ===== Related terms ===== kissa ===== See also ===== kissnödig (“feeling the urge to pee; having/needing to pee, etc.”) toalett (“toilet; bathroom”) ==== Noun ==== kiss c (slang, childish, now rare) the (male or female) genitalia ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== kissemurra === Etymology 2 === Onomatopoeic ==== Interjection ==== kiss A sound made to attract a cat; "Here, kitty, kitty!" ===== Usage notes ===== Usually repeated several times. Often pronounced more like "kss, kss." ===== Derived terms ===== kisse (“kitty-cat”) === References === “kiss”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “kiss”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “kiss”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Fula Ordboken === Anagrams === siks