kuisen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -œy̯sən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cuuschen, from cuusch (modern kuis).

Verb

kuisen

(transitive, figuratively) to clean up, render (more) presentable, possibly (auto-)censure
(intransitive) to become clean
(chiefly Belgium, colloquial, transitive, literally) to clean, cleanse

Inflection

Inflection of kuisen (weak)
infinitive	kuisen
past singular	kuiste
past participle	gekuist
infinitive	kuisen
gerund	kuisen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kuis	kuiste
2nd person sing. (jij)	kuist	kuiste
2nd person sing. (u)	kuist	kuiste
2nd person sing. (gij)	kuist	kuiste
3rd person singular	kuist	kuiste
plural	kuisen	kuisten

subjunctive sing.¹	kuise	kuiste
subjunctive plur.¹	kuisen	kuisten

imperative sing.	kuis
imperative plur.¹	kuist

participles	kuisend	gekuist
¹⁾ Archaic.

Synonyms

poetsen, schoonmaken, reinigen
(figurative) fatsoeneren, opschonen

Derived terms

kuiser
kuising
afkuisen
nakuisen
opkuisen
uitkuisen
wegkuisen
gekuisd
kuiselijk
kuiseling
kuissel
kuisborstel
kuisdeur
kuisspaan
kuisvrouw

Noun

kuisen

plural of kuis
plural of kuise

See also

kuizen

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