Busserl

German

Etymology

From Buss (“kiss”) +‎ -erl (“-ie”). The first element is of onomatopoeic origin; compare Central Franconian Butz (“kiss”) and similar forms in many languages. See Czech pusa, Serbo-Croatian pusa, maybe related to Proto-Indo-European *bus- (“to kiss”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʊsɐl]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bus‧serl

Noun

Busserl n (strong or mixed, genitive Busserls, plural Busserl or Busserln)

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria, colloquial) kiss
    Synonyms: Bussi, Bussel, (standard language) Küsschen

Declension

Declension of Busserl [neuter, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Busserl die Busserl, Busserln
genitive eines des Busserls der Busserl, Busserln
dative einem dem Busserl den Busserln
accusative ein das Busserl die Busserl, Busserln

Further reading

  • “Busserl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Busserl” in Duden online
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