gissen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch gissen, further etymology unclear; perhaps from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *getan (“to get”).[1][2]
Cognate with English guess, West Frisian gissen, Swedish gissa, Danish gisse.
Verb edit
gissen
- To make a guess, estimate, have a go
- To presume, reckon
- Synonym: veronderstellen
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of gissen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gissen | |||
| past singular | giste | |||
| past participle | gegist | |||
| infinitive | gissen | |||
| gerund | gissen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | gis | giste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gist | giste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gist | giste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gist | giste | ||
| 3rd person singular | gist | giste | ||
| plural | gissen | gisten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | gisse | giste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | gissen | gisten | ||
| imperative sing. | gis | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gist | |||
| participles | gissend | gegist | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
gissen
References edit
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “guess”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Northern Sami edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gīssen