Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.zə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: nie‧zen
  • Rhymes: -izən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch niesen, from Old Dutch *niesan, from Proto-West Germanic *hneusan, from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną.

Because of the onomatopoeic character of the word, variant forms with different initial consonants also exist(ed), such as fniezen (from Proto-Germanic *fneusaną) and English sneeze.

Verb edit

niezen

  1. (intransitive) To sneeze, exhale explosively
Inflection edit
Inflection of niezen (weak)
infinitive niezen
past singular niesde
past participle geniesd
infinitive niezen
gerund niezen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular nies niesde
2nd person sing. (jij) niest niesde
2nd person sing. (u) niest niesde
2nd person sing. (gij) niest niesde
3rd person singular niest niesde
plural niezen niesden
subjunctive sing.1 nieze niesde
subjunctive plur.1 niezen niesden
imperative sing. nies
imperative plur.1 niest
participles niezend geniesd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: nies
  • Negerhollands: nies
  • Papiamentu: nister, niester

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

niezen

  1. plural of nies