kysk

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kūsch, from Proto-West Germanic *kūski, cognate with German keusch, Dutch kuis, Old English cūsċ. Borrowed from Latin cōnscius (conscious).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kysk/, [ˈkʰysɡ̊]

Adjective

kysk (plural and definite singular attributive kyske)

  1. chaste

Inflection

Inflection of kysk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular kysk kyskere kyskest2
indefinite neuter singular kysk kyskere kyskest2
plural kyske kyskere kyskest2
definite attributive1 kyske kyskere kyskeste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Middle English

Noun

kysk

  1. alternative form of kex

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German kūsch, from Proto-West Germanic *kūski. Borrowed from Latin cōnscius (conscious).

Adjective

kysk (indefinite singular kysk, definite singular and plural kyske)

  1. chaste

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German kūsch, from Proto-West Germanic *kūski. Borrowed from Latin cōnscius (conscious).

Adjective

kysk (indefinite singular kysk, definite singular and plural kyske)

  1. chaste

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kysker, from Latin conscius. Cognate to Norwegian kysk, Danish kysk, German keusch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕʏsk/

Adjective

kysk (comparative kyskare, superlative kyskast)

  1. chaste

Declension

Inflection of kysk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kysk kyskare kyskast
neuter singular kyskt kyskare kyskast
plural kyska kyskare kyskast
masculine plural2 kyske kyskare kyskast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kyske kyskare kyskaste
all kyska kyskare kyskaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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