See also: Niesen

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

niesen

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) Alternative form of niezen
Inflection edit
Inflection of niesen (weak)
infinitive niesen
past singular nieste
past participle geniest
infinitive niesen
gerund niesen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular nies nieste
2nd person sing. (jij) niest nieste
2nd person sing. (u) niest nieste
2nd person sing. (gij) niest nieste
3rd person singular niest nieste
plural niesen niesten
subjunctive sing.1 niese nieste
subjunctive plur.1 niesen niesten
imperative sing. nies
imperative plur.1 niest
participles niesend geniest
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

niesen

  1. plural of niese

Anagrams edit

German edit

Alternative forms edit

  • nießen (rare, reflecting the pronunciation with [s])

Etymology edit

From Middle High German niesen, from Old High German niosan, from Proto-West Germanic *hneusan, from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną, a variant of *fneusaną. Cognate with Dutch niezen, Yiddish ניסן (nisn), English sneeze.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːzən/, [ˈniːzən], [ˈniːzn̩] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈniːsən/ (just as common)
  • (file)

Verb edit

niesen (weak or mixed, third-person singular present niest, past tense nieste, past participle geniest or (rare or humorous) genossen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to sneeze

Usage notes edit

  • By far the most common past participle is regular geniest. Only this form is correct by standard rules.
  • Among those speakers who pronounce the verb with a voiceless [s]-sound, some few use the strong participle genossen, which in Standard German is only that of genießen (to enjoy). This usage is most often humorous, otherwise quite rare.

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *niesan

Verb edit

niesen

  1. to sneeze

Inflection edit

Weak
Infinitive niesen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive niesen
In genitive niesens
In dative niesene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular niese
2nd singular nies, nieses
3rd singular niest, nieset
1st plural niesen
2nd plural niest, nieset
3rd plural niesen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular niese
2nd singular nies, nieses
3rd singular niese
1st plural niesen
2nd plural niest, nieset
3rd plural niesen
Imperative Present
Singular nies, niese
Plural niest, nieset
Present Past
Participle niesende

Alternative forms edit

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: niezen

Further reading edit