kust

See also: kūst, Kūst, Küst, küşt, and куст

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʏst/
• Rhymes: -ʏst

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kust

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cost, from Old French coste, from Latin costa (“rib, side”), cognate with English coast, German Küste, French côte etc.

Noun

kust f (plural kusten, diminutive kustje n)

1. The shoreline
2. The coast, seaside
3. A coastal region
4. (obsolete, figuratively) A border, seem, edge, fringe etc.

Coordinate terms

• oever

Derived terms

• (by coast type) landkust, noordkust, oostkust, westkust, zuidkust, zeekust
• kustboot
• kustdialect
• kustgebied
• kusthaven
• kustland
• kustlijn
• kustplaats
• kuststaat
• kuststrook
• kustvaarder
• kustverdediging
• kustwacht
• kustwater
• (geographical names) Goudkust, Greinkust, Ivoorkust, Noordzeekust, Peperkust, Slavenkust, Tandkust etc.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kus

Further reading

• “kust” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch cust, from Old Dutch *kust, from Proto-Germanic *kustuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. Equivalent to kiezen (“to choose”) +‎ -t (“verbal noun”).

Noun

kust m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) a choice, choosing
2. (obsolete) something chosen

Synonyms

• (choice): keuze
• (something chosen): keuze

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kust

1. inflection of kussen:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

Anagrams

• stuk

Estonian

Adverb

kust (not comparable)

1. (interrogative) where ... from
2. (relative) where ... from

See also

Estonian deictic adverbs

	proximal	distal	interrogative
motion towards	siia	sinna	kuhu
location inside	siin	seal	kus
motion from	siit	sealt	kust

Ingrian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkustɑ/, [ˈkus̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkust/, [ˈkuʃt]
• Rhymes: -ust
• Hyphenation: kust

Pronoun

kust

1. elative singular of kuka: whence?

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkustɑ/, [ˈkus̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkust/, [ˈkuʃt]
• Rhymes: -ust
• Hyphenation: kust

Noun

kust

1. partitive singular of kusi

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• kussut

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkust/, [ˈkus̠t]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkust/, [ˈkuʃt]
• Rhymes: -ust
• Hyphenation: kust

Verb

kust

1. past indicative connegative singular of kussa

Participle

kust

1. past active participle of kussa

Declension

Declension of kust (type 14/olt, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kust	kusseet
genitive	kusseen	kussein
partitive	kussutta	kusseita
illative	kusseesse	kusseisse
inessive	kussees	kusseis
elative	kusseest	kusseist
allative	kusseelle	kusseille
adessive	kusseel	kusseil
ablative	kusseelt	kusseilt
translative	kusseeks	kusseiks
essive	kusseenna, kusseen	kusseinna, kussein
exessive1)	kusseent	kusseint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 223

Latvian

Verb

kust (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present kūstu, kūsti, kūst, past kusu)

1. to thaw

   Ledus kūst. ― The ice thaws.

   Sniegs sāka kust. ― Snow's beginning to thaw.

2. to melt
3. to smelt

Conjugation

conjugation of kust

	INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme)				IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
		Present (tagadne)	Past (pagātne)	Future (nākotne)
1st pers. sg.	es	kūstu	kusu	kusīšu	—
2nd pers. sg.	tu	kūsti	kusi	kusīsi	kūsti
3rd pers. sg.	viņš, viņa	kūst	kusa	kusīs	lai kūst
1st pers. pl.	mēs	kūstam	kusām	kusīsim	kusīsim
2nd pers. pl.	jūs	kūstat	kusāt	kusīsiet, kusīsit	kūstiet
3rd pers. pl.	viņi, viņas	kūst	kusa	kusīs	lai kūst
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme)			PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present	kūstot		Present Active 1 (Adj.)		kūstošs
Past	esot kusis		Present Active 2 (Adv.)		kusdams
Future	kusīšot		Present Active 3 (Adv.)		kūstot
Imperative	lai kūstot		Present Active 4 (Obj.)		kūstam
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme)			Past Active		kusis
Present	kustu		Present Passive		—
Past	būtu kusis		Past Passive		—
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme)			NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative	(būt) jākūst		Infinitive (nenoteiksme)		kust
Conjunctive 1	esot jākūst		Negative Infinitive		nekust
Conjunctive 2	jākūstot		Verbal noun		kušana

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

• izkust
• nokust

Verb

kust

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of kustēt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of kustēt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of kustēt

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kust c

1. a coast (shoreline)

Declension

Declension of kust
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kust	kusten	kuster	kusterna
Genitive	kusts	kustens	kusters	kusternas

Further reading

• kust in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• kuts