küsch

See also: kusch, and Küsch

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Alternative forms:

• kusch
• kösch

Alternative spellings:

• Küsch (Eupen, German-based spelling)
• kuusj (Veldeke spelling)

Etymology 1

Of imitative origin, possibly through French coche (though the shift in gender would be unexpected in a number of dialects).

Compare the same in Central Franconian Küsch, French cochon, Aragonese cochín, and Macedonian кочина (kočina, “pigsty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyʃ/, [ky˨ʃ]
• Rhymes: -yʃ

Noun

küsch m (plural küsch or küsche or küs͜c͜he, diminutive küschke) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

1. pig
2. contemptible person, swine, dirty pig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky˦ʃ/
• Rhymes: -yʃ

Noun

küsch pl (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

1. plural of küsch
2. plural of kusch