Bisschen
See also: bisschen
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Bißchen (superseded)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bisschen n (strong, genitive Bisschens, plural Bisschen)
- Diminutive of Biss (“bite”): a bit (small amount).
Usage notes edit
- The spelling Bisschen has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Bißchen) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension edit
Declension of Bisschen [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Bisschen” in Duden online