kuks
See also: kūks
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuks/
- Rhymes: -uks
- Syllabification: kuks
Etymology 1
Clipping of kuksaniec.
Noun
kuks m inan
- (colloquial) elbow (hit with the elbow)
- Synonyms: kuksaniec, sójka, szturchaniec
Declension
Declension of kuks
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuks | kuksy |
| genitive | kuksa | kuksów |
| dative | kuksowi | kuksom |
| accusative | kuks | kuksy |
| instrumental | kuksem | kuksami |
| locative | kuksie | kuksach |
| vocative | kuksie | kuksy |
Related terms
verbs
- kuksać impf, kuksnąć pf
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Kux. Doublet of kęs, kuc, and kusy.
Noun
kuks m inan
Declension
Declension of kuks
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuks | kuksy |
| genitive | kuksa | kuksów |
| dative | kuksowi | kuksom |
| accusative | kuks | kuksy |
| instrumental | kuksem | kuksami |
| locative | kuksie | kuksach |
| vocative | kuksie | kuksy |
Further reading
- kuks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kuks in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “kuks”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Swedish
Noun
kuks
- indefinite genitive singular of kuk