くそ

See also: くうそう, くうそ, and くそう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Likely from こそ (koso).

Suffix

くそ • (-kuso) 

  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) a suffix attached to a person's name
    • circa 947-957, Yamato Monogatari (#138):
      こやくしくそといひける人、ある人をよばひてをこせたりける、
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    • c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (Tenarai)
      「いで、主殿のくそ。あづま、取りて」
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Etymology 2

From the suffix くそ (-kuso) above. With the omission of the name, this becomes a general second person personal pronoun.

Pronoun

くそ • (kuso) 

  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) second person personal pronoun: you
    • circa 959-965, Heichū Monogatari, chapter 17:
      かゝりけるに、くそたち、來けり。「わがもとに來るなめり」と、この男は、見立てりけるに [...]
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    • 970-999, Utsubo Monogatari (Fujiwara no Kimi)
      「いで、有るまじきコといふくソたちかな。」
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    • 970-999, Utsubo Monogatari (Fujiwara no Kimi)
      「おもしろき事の給フくそたちかな。ただかうなり、この事は。京くそたちのし給はんことは[...]」
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    • late 900s, Ochikubo Monogatari, volume 4:
      たゞひそみにひそみ給ひて、「何事もくそも人も、此殿おはせん限りは、えやすくすまじかめり。[...]」
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    • c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (Tenarai)
      「いで。その琴、彈き給へ。横笛は、月には、いと、をかしき物ぞかし。いづら。くそたち。琴、取りて參れ」
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Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of くそ – see the following entry.
【糞】H
[noun] (colloquial) feces, excrement
[noun] (by extension) shit, crap, garbage, trash
[interjection] (swear word) shit, crap
[prefix] (derogatory) pejorative prefix
[suffix] crappy, for shit: a derogatory emphasizing suffix.
Alternative spelling
屎
(This term, くそ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as くそ, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くそ.)

References
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