# EuroHiT/Kiss

Definition of the Concept: .... Kissing, as an expression of affection or love, is unknown among many races, and in the history of mankind seems to be a later substitute for the more primitive rubbing of noses, sniffing, and licking (Buck).

## Catalan
### History of Forms

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## Croatian
### History of Forms

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## Czech
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | líbati (celovati) | ... | general (polibek 'a kiss') | ... | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Danish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | kysse | ... | ... | ... | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Dutch
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | kussen | ... | ... | ... | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## English
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | kiss | since OE cyssan | general; sb. coss | >W. sb. cusan, vb. cusanu; cf. Goth. kukjan, OFris. kükken; ON kyssa, OHG kussen | Buck |
| 2 | buss | not confined to IE languages | dial. or colloq. | deriv. of an imitative bu, bus in words for 'kiss' and 'lip' or 'mouth' | Buck |
| 3 | smack | ... | colloq. | of imitative orig.; Gmc. parallels | Buck |
| 4 | salute | ... | ... | fr. Lat. salūtāre | Buck |

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## Estonian
### History of Forms

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## Finnish
### History of Forms

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## French
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | embrasser | ... | orig. 'take in the arms, embrace', but also 'kiss' since 17th cent., and now replacing baiser in this sense owing to the obscene connotation which baiser has taken | fr. bras, 'arm' | Buck |
| 2 | baiser | ... | especially erotic sense | fr. Lat. bāsiāre | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Frisian
### History of Forms

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## German
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | küssen | OHG kussen, MHG küssen | general | derives from an expressive syllable ku or kuss; cf. Goth. kiusan | Buck |
| 2 | bussen, butschen | ... | dial. | deriv. of an imitative bu, bus in words for 'kiss' and 'lip' or 'mouth' | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Hungarian
### History of Forms

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## Irish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | pōgaim | Ir. pōcaim | ... | fr. Ir. pōc 'a kiss', fr. Lat. pāx 'peace' | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Italian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | baciare | ... | ... | fr. Lat. bāsiāre, fr. bāsium, orig. used in the erotic sense) | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Ladin
### History of Forms

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## Latvian
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## Lithuanian
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## Maltese
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## Norwegian
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## Occitan
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## Polish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | całować | ... | ... | ... | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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## Portuguese
### History of Forms

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## Rumantsch
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## Slovak
### History of Forms

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## Slovenian
### History of Forms

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## Spanish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | besar | ... | ... | fr. Lat. bāsiāre, fr. bāsium orig. used in the erotic sense | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Swedish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | kyssa | ... | ... | deriv. of an expressive syllable ku or kus | Buck |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Information on Other Languages
## Related Concepts

(Cf. also the guidelines for the EuroHiT Project.)