kus
kiss
/kʏs/noun
Word forms
- singular: de kus (the kiss)
- plural: kussen (kisses)
- diminutive: kusje (little kiss)
- related verb: kussen (to kiss)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
A single 'u' in a closed syllable (ending in a consonant) is pronounced as the short vowel /ʏ/. To keep this vowel short when adding the plural ending '-en', the final consonant 's' is doubled to 'ss' (kussen).
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In connected speech
In the common diminutive 'kusje', the /s/ and /j/ typically coalesce into a postalveolar fricative [ʃ], making it sound like [ˈkʏʃə].
In the lessons (1 sentence)
In the frequency dictionary
Fiction #388Web #323
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