kusaś

See also: kuŝas

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• kussasch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsati. Cognate with Polish kąsać, Czech kousat, Russian кусать (kusatʹ), and Old Church Slavonic кѫсати (kǫsati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkusaɕ/

Verb

kusaś impf (perfective kusyś or kusnuś)

1. to bite
2. to chew

Conjugation

Conjugation of kusaś (imperfective)

Present	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	kusam	kusamej	kusamy
2nd person	kusaš	kusatej	kusaśo
3rd person	kusa	kusatej	kusaju
Preterite	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	kusach	kusachmej	kusachmy
2nd person	kusašo	kusaštej	kusašćo
3rd person	kusašo	kusaštej	kusachu
Imperative	Singular	Dual	Plural
2nd person	kusaj	kusajtej	kusajśo

Participles

• Present: kusajucy
• Past active (“ł-form”): kusał
• Past passive: kusany

Infinitive

kusaś

Supine

kusat

Verbal noun

kusanje

Derived terms

• kusadła
• kusatosć
• kusaty
• nakusaś
• pókusaś
• pśekusaś
• pśikusaś
• rozkusaś
• skusaś
• wobkusaś
• wótkusaś
• wukusaś
• zakusaś

 

Related terms

• kus