skūpsts

Latvian

FWOTD – 13 July 2013

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb skūpstīt (“to kiss”) (q.v.), made into a masculine first-declension noun; probably a back-formation.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [skûːpsts]

Noun

skūpsts m (1st declension)

  1. kiss (a touch with the lips, used to express love, friendship, respect, devotion)
    viegls skūpsts ― light kiss
    vēss skūpsts ― cold kiss
    draudzīgs skūpsts ― friendly kiss
    karsts skūpsts ― hot kiss
    kvēls, kaislīgs skūpsts ― passionate kiss
    mainīt skūpstus ― to exchange kisses
    tajā vakarā viņš izprata, kas ir mīļotas meitenes skūpsts ― that night he understood what is the kiss of a beloved girl
    Justs acumirklī apklusināja Skaidrīti ar skūpstu ― Justs instantly silenced Skaidrīte with a kiss

Declension

Declension of skūpsts (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative skūpsts skūpsti
genitive skūpsta skūpstu
dative skūpstam skūpstiem
accusative skūpstu skūpstus
instrumental skūpstu skūpstiem
locative skūpstā skūpstos
vocative skūpst skūpsti

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “skūpstīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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