kissen

See also: Kissen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną; equivalent to cos +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkisən/, /ˈkusən/, /ˈkɛsən/

    Verb

    kissen (third-person singular simple present kisseth, present participle kissende, kissynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle kiste)

    1. (ambitransitive) to kiss

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of kissen (weak in -te/-ed)
    infinitive (to) kissen, kisse
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular kisse kiste, kissed
    2nd-person singular kissest kistest, kissedest
    3rd-person singular kisseth kiste, kissed
    subjunctive singular kisse
    imperative singular
    plural1 kissen, kisse kisten, kiste, kisseden, kissede
    imperative plural kisseth, kisse
    participles kissynge, kissende kist, kissed, ykist, ykissed

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants

    • English: kiss
      • Esperanto: kisi
      • Japanese: キス (kisu)
      • Korean: 키스 (kiseu)
    • Scots: kiss
    • Yola: kisth (preterite)

    References

    Swedish

    Noun

    kissen

    1. definite singular of kisse

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