liebkosen

Meaning

to snuggle; cuddle

Frequency

43k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dätschle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gnuttle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

nuudle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

vernuudle

Lucerne

Lucerne

schätzele

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

aalì gììa

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[liːpˈkoːzn̩]
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German liepkosen, equivalent to modern liebe (“dear”) + kosen (“to cuddle”).

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