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]
Inflection
| Inflection of kysk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | kysk | kyskere | kyskest2 |
| 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
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German kūsch, from Proto-West Germanic *kūski. Borrowed from Latin cōnscius (“conscious”).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German kūsch, from Proto-West Germanic *kūski. Borrowed from Latin cōnscius (“conscious”).
References
- “kysk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kysker, from Latin conscius. Cognate to Norwegian kysk, Danish kysk, German keusch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕʏsk/
Declension
| Inflection of kysk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kysk | kyskare | kyskast |
| Neuter singular | kyskt | kyskare | kyskast |
| Plural | kyska | kyskare | kyskast |
| Masculine plural3 | kyske | kyskare | kyskast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kyske | kyskare | kyskaste |
| All | kyska | kyskare | kyskaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References
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