kuse

See also: kusé, kuše, kǔsè, kūsè, and kᵤse

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kúcɪ́.

Adjective

kuse

1. short

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkusɛ]

Noun

kuse m

1. vocative/locative singular of kus

Estonian

Noun

kuse

1. genitive singular of kusi

Finnish

Verb

kuse

1. inflection of kusta:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Japanese

Romanization

kuse

1. Rōmaji transcription of くせ

Lindu

Noun

kuse

1. cuscus

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi kuse.

Adjective

kuse

1. short

Mapudungun

Noun

kuse (Raguileo spelling)

1. Female elderly.

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.sɛ/
• Rhymes: -usɛ
• Syllabification: ku‧se

Adjective

kuse

1. inflection of kusy:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cuse (Modern Dutch kuis (“club, lumpy log, lump, clod”)) and/or Low German kuse (“club, wangtooth, molar”). Cognate with Norwegian kus (“hump, hunch”), Norwegian kusa (“cluster, bunch, knot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kʉːsɛ/

Noun

kuse c

1. (colloquial) a horse

   När nu ryttarna pö om pö påbörjar sina semestrar får deras kusar ledigt.

   Now when the riders little by little start their vacations, their horses get time off.

2. a type of Christmas bread

   Inte ens en julkuse till 1 advent hade Attendo råd med.

   Attendo could not even afford a julkuse for the First Sunday of Advent.

3. (Norrland) a bug, a critter (small insect)
4. (dialectal) a powerful, mature man; master; one who is respected or feared

Declension

Declension of kuse

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kuse	kuses
	definite	kusen	kusens
plural	indefinite	kusar	kusars
	definite	kusarna	kusarnas

Derived terms

• julkuse

Related terms

• kuscha
• kuslig

References

• “kuse”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kuse”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “kuse”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Hellquist, Elof, [1922] 1980: Svensk etymologisk ordbok. Första bandet A-N. Tredje upplagan. Malmö: Gleerups