kwis

See also: kwís

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun

kwis m (plural kwissen, diminutive kwisje n)

  1. alternative spelling of quiz

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-
Proto-Italic *koksā
Late Latin coxa
Old French cuisse
French cuisse
Haitian Creole kwis

    Inherited from French cuisse (“thigh”), from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (“joint, limb”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kwis/

    Noun

    kwis

    1. thigh (upper leg)

    References

    • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 107
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