knus

See also: knús and knus'

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch knus, from knuts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knœs/

Adjective

knus (attributive knus, comparative knusser, superlative knusste)

  1. cosy
  2. snug

Danish

Etymology

From knuse (“to crush, shatter, hug”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knuːs/, [kʰnuːˀs]

Noun

knus n (singular definite knuset, plural indefinite knus)

  1. hug

Inflection

Declension of knus
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative knus knuset knus knusene
genitive knus' knusets knus' knusenes

Synonyms

Verb

knus

  1. imperative of knuse

Dutch

Etymology

From older knuts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: knus
  • Rhymes: -ʏs

Adjective

knus (comparative knusser, superlative meest knus or knust)

  1. (US) cozy, (UK) cosy
  2. snug, intimate

Declension

Declension of knus
uninflected knus
inflected knusse
comparative knusser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial knus knusser het knust
het knuste
indefinite m./f. sing. knusse knussere knuste
n. sing. knus knusser knuste
plural knusse knussere knuste
definite knusse knussere knuste
partitive knus knussers —

Derived terms

  • knusheid

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: knus

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knus

  1. imperative of knuse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

knus

  1. imperative of knusa
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