kous

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kous, from Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœus/

• Audio:

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Noun

kous (plural kouse, diminutive kousie)

1. stocking, long sock

Derived terms

• sykous

Descendants

• → Sotho: kausi
• → Xhosa: ikawusi

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑus/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kous
• Rhymes: -ɑus

Noun

kous f (plural kousen, diminutive kousje n)

1. stocking, long sock
2. (Belgium, Suriname) sock

   Synonym: sok

3. mantle (incandescent covering of a heat source)
4. (Suriname) condom

   Synonym: condoom

5. (obsolete, in the plural) trousers, pants

Derived terms

• babbelkous
• kniekous
• kousenband
• krimpkous
• netkous
• nylonkous
• zeurkous

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kous
  • → Sotho: kausi
  • → Xhosa: ikawusi
• Berbice Creole Dutch: kausu
• Negerhollands: koussen, kous
• → Lokono: kauso
• → Caribbean Javanese: kaos
• → Danish: kovs
• → German: Kausch
• → Gusilay: ekawaas, gakawaas (possibly via Wolof)
• → Indonesian: kaus
• → Mandinka: kàwáasí (possibly via Wolof)
• → Norwegian Bokmål: kause
• → Polish: kausza
• → Russian: коуш (kouš)
• → Sranan Tongo: kowsu
  • → Aukan: kowsu
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: kausu
  • → Kari'na: kosu
  • → Saramaccan: köúsa
• →? Swedish: kaus (alternatively from Low German)
  • → Finnish: kaussi
• → Wolof: kawas