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Kies
Kies
kies
kies
Dutch
Noun
kies m (plural kiezen, diminutive kiesje n)
- A molar
- (figuratively) Certain resembling objects
Synonyms
- maaltand
Derived terms
- (tooth types) bovenkies, knobbelkies, kunstkies, melkkies, onderkies, voorkies, verstandskies m, f, wijsheidskies
- kiespijn
- kiezentrekker m
- kiezenkas, kiezenkast
- kiezenmerg n
- kiezensleutel
- kiezenspel n
- kiezenstoter m (obsolete spelling kiezenstooter)
- achter de kiezen
See also
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch kesen, from Proto-Germanic *keusan-.
Adjective
kies (comparative kiezer, superlative meest kies or kiest)
Inflection
| Inflection of kies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | kies | |||
| inflected | kieze | |||
| comparative | kiezer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | kies | kiezer | het kiest het kieste |
|
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | kieze | kiezere | kieste |
| n. sing. | kies | kiezer | kieste | |
| plural | kieze | kiezere | kieste | |
| definite | kieze | kiezere | kieste | |
| partitive | kies | kiezers | — | |
Antonyms
- onkies
Derived terms
- kiesheid
Verb
kies
Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
From ki- (“interrogative and relative correlative prefix”) + -es (“correlative suffix of genitives”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkies/
Pronoun
kies (interrogative and relative correlative of genitives, plural kies, accusative singular kies, accusative plural kies)
Derived terms
- kies ajn (“whosever”)
Usage notes
Like other interrogative and relative correlatives, kies can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Kies ajn thus means whosever.
Hungarian
Etymology
From an otherwise unattested stem of unknown origin + -es. It is not unlikely, however, that it was originated based on similar word pairs as an analogy, compare kegyetlen (“cruel”) - kegyes (“kind, merciful”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkiʲɛʃ]
- Hyphenation: ki‧es
Adjective
kies (comparative kiesebb, superlative legkiesebb)
- (archaic) picturesque
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kies | kiesek |
| accusative | kiest | kieseket |
| dative | kiesnek | kieseknek |
| instrumental | kiessel | kiesekkel |
| causal-final | kiesért | kiesekért |
| translative | kiessé | kiesekké |
| terminative | kiesig | kiesekig |
| essive-formal | kiesként | kiesekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kiesben | kiesekben |
| superessive | kiesen | kieseken |
| adessive | kiesnél | kieseknél |
| illative | kiesbe | kiesekbe |
| sublative | kiesre | kiesekre |
| allative | kieshez | kiesekhez |
| elative | kiesből | kiesekből |
| delative | kiesről | kiesekről |
| ablative | kiestől | kiesektől |
Antonyms
References
- ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6