fisseln
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from East Central German and Low German fi(e)sseln, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related with Middle High German visel (“fibre, thin thread”), itself possibly related with German Faser (“fibre”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fisseln (weak, third-person singular present fisselt, past tense fisselte, past participle gefisselt, auxiliary haben)
- (chiefly impersonal) to drizzle or flurry: to rain or snow lightly
Usage notes edit
- Used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are rare or nonexistent.
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | fisseln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | fisselnd | ||||
| past participle | gefisselt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | — | — | i | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es fisselt | — | es fissele es fissle |
— | ||
| preterite | — | — | ii | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es fisselte | — | es fisselte1 | — | ||
| imperative | — | — | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
| perfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es hat gefisselt | — | es habe gefisselt | — | ||
| pluperfect | |||||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es hatte gefisselt | — | es hätte gefisselt | — | ||
| future i | |||||
| infinitive | fisseln werden | subjunctive i | — | — | |
| — | — | ||||
| es werde fisseln | — | ||||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive ii | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es wird fisseln | — | es würde fisseln | — | ||
| future ii | |||||
| infinitive | gefisselt haben werden | subjunctive i | — | — | |
| — | — | ||||
| es werde gefisselt haben | — | ||||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive ii | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es wird gefisselt haben | — | es würde gefisselt haben | — | ||