kuis

Betekenis (Engels)

chaste, morally pure, clean, virgin

eerbaar

Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kœy̯s/

Geërf van Middle Dutch

cuusch

Verwante met Engels

conscious

Verwante met Duits

keusch

Geërf van Middle Dutch

cuse

Verwante met Middle Low German

kuse

In summary

From Middle Dutch cuusch (“chaste”), from Latin conscius (“conscious”), a compound of com- (“together”) + scire (“to know”). Cognate with English conscious, German keusch.

Nuut

kuisen

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