nießen
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German niezen, from Old High German niozan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nießen
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Dialectal variant of niesen, reflecting a voiceless [s] pronunciation. See there for more.
Further reading edit
- “nießen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.