kous
Dutch (Brabantic)
/kɑus/
noun
Definitions
- stocking, long sock
- (Belgium) sock
- mantle (incandescent covering of a heat source)
- (Suriname) condom
- (obsolete) trousers, pants
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch couse derived from cauce derived from Latin calcea, calceus (shoe).
Origin
Latin
calceus
Gloss
shoe
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- calced English
- *calcea Latin
- calcea Latin
- calcearium Latin
- calceo Latin
- calceolus Latin
- calceus Latin
- calx Latin
- achter Dutch, Flemish
- achterkousig Dutch, Flemish
- babbelen Dutch, Flemish
- babbelkous Dutch, Flemish
- band Dutch, Flemish
- gloeien Dutch, Flemish
- gloeikous Dutch, Flemish
- knie Dutch, Flemish
- kniekous Dutch, Flemish
- kousenband Dutch, Flemish
- kousenbandslang Dutch, Flemish
- net Dutch, Flemish
- netkous Dutch, Flemish
- nylon Dutch, Flemish
- nylonkous Dutch, Flemish
- slob Dutch, Flemish
- slobkous Dutch, Flemish
- slobkousbij Dutch, Flemish
- steun Dutch, Flemish
- steunkous Dutch, Flemish
- calzones Spanish, Castilian
- kovs Danish
- couse Middle Dutch
- cousenbant Middle Dutch
- kous Afrikaans
- cauche Norman
- калец Macedonian
- калчун Macedonian
- calcetu Asturian
- càusi Sicilian
- ikawusi Xhosa
- kowsu Sranan Tongo
- cauce fro-pic