Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en puss

kiss, puddle/pɵs/

Meaning

kiss; puddle

In Swedish: kyss

Forms

Forms of puss
Singular, indefiniteen puss
Singular, definitepussen
Plural, indefinitepussar
Plural, definitepussarna

puss is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor puss, den stora pussen. Check another noun

Practise puss

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Is it en puss or ett puss?

puss in a sentence

  • få en puss på munnen
    be kissed on the lips

Words built with puss

  • vattenpuss puddle (pool) of water

Questions

What does puss mean in English?

puss means “kiss, puddle”.

Is it en puss or ett puss?

It is en puss, and “the kiss” is pussen.

What is the plural of puss?

The plural of puss is pussar, and the definite plural is pussarna.

Similar words

pöl

Origin

Disputed origin.

Nearby common words

puss is number 2,895 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary