kuisen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -œy̯sən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch cuuschen, from cuusch (modern kuis).
Verb
kuisen
- (transitive, figuratively) to clean up, render (more) presentable, possibly (auto-)censure
- (intransitive) to become clean
- (chiefly Belgium, colloquial, transitive, literally) to clean, cleanse
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kuisen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kuisen | |||
| past singular | kuiste | |||
| past participle | gekuist | |||
| infinitive | kuisen | |||
| gerund | kuisen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kuis | kuiste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kuist, kuis2 | kuiste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kuist | kuiste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kuist | kuiste | ||
| 3rd person singular | kuist | kuiste | ||
| plural | kuisen | kuisten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kuise | kuiste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kuisen | kuisten | ||
| imperative sing. | kuis | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kuist | |||
| participles | kuisend | gekuist | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
- poetsen, schoonmaken, reinigen
- (figurative) fatsoeneren, opschonen
Derived terms
- afkuisen
- gekuisd
- kuisborstel
- kuisdeur
- kuiselijk
- kuiseling
- kuiser
- kuising
- kuissel
- kuisspaan
- kuisvrouw
- nakuisen
- opkuisen
- uitkuisen
- wegkuisen
Etymology 2
Noun
kuisen