| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kɑu̯s/ |
| Hyphenation | kous |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | kousen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| kousje | kousjes |
| Catalan | mitja |
|---|---|
| Czech | punčocha |
| Danish | strømpe |
| English | stocking |
| Esperanto | ŝtrumpo |
| Faeroese | hosa; sokkur |
| Finnish | sukka |
| French | bas; chaussette |
| German | Strumpf |
| Norwegian | strømpe |
| Papiamento | mea; meña; meya |
| Portuguese | meia |
| Saterland Frisian | Hoze |
| Spanish | media |
| Sranan | kowsu |
| Swedish | strumpa |
| West Frisian | hoas |