Dutch
Noun
kust f (plural kusten, diminutive kustje n)
- The shoreline
- The coast, seaside
- A coastal region
- (obsolete, figuratively) A border, seem, edge, fringe etc.
Derived terms
- (by coast type) landkust, noordkust, oostkust, westkust, zuidkust, zeekust, zeekust
- (geographical names) Goudkust, Greinkust, Ivoorkust, Peperkust, Tandkust; Noordzeekust etc.
- kustboot
- kustdialect
- kustlijn
- kustvaarder
- kustwacht
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Etymology 2
Verb
kust
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of kussen
- (archaic) plural imperative of kussen
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch cust, from Old Dutch *kust, from Proto-Germanic *kustuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus, related with Dutch kiezen, cognate with Old English cyst, Latin gustus etc.
Noun
kust m (uncountable)
- (obsolete) a choice, chosing
- (obsolete) something chosen
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Latvian
Verb
kust
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of kustēt
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of kustēt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of kustēt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of kustēt
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
kust c
- a coast (shoreline)
Declension