Busserl

German

Etymology

From a Slavic language. Compare Czech pusa, Serbo-Croatian pusa, maybe related to Proto-Indo-European *bus- (“to kiss”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Busserl n (strong or mixed, genitive Busserls, plural Busserl or Busserln)

1. (Southern Germany, Austria, colloquial) kiss

   Synonym: (standard language) Küsschen

Declension

Declension of Busserl [neuter, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Busserl	die	Busserl, Busserln
genitive	eines	des	Busserls	der	Busserl, Busserln
dative	einem	dem	Busserl	den	Busserln
accusative	ein	das	Busserl	die	Busserl, Busserln

Further reading

• “Busserl” in Duden online