gissen

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪsən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch gissen, further etymology unclear; perhaps from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *getan (to get).[1][2]

Cognate with English guess, West Frisian gissen, Swedish gissa, Danish gisse.

Verb

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gissen

  1. to make a guess, estimate, have a go
    Synonyms: raden, schatten
  2. to presume, reckon
    Synonym: veronderstellen
Conjugation
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Conjugation of gissen (weak)
infinitive gissen
past singular giste
past participle gegist
infinitive gissen
gerund gissen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular gis giste
2nd person sing. (jij) gist, gis2 giste
2nd person sing. (u) gist giste
2nd person sing. (gij) gist giste
3rd person singular gist giste
plural gissen gisten
subjunctive sing.1 gisse giste
subjunctive plur.1 gissen gisten
imperative sing. gis
imperative plur.1 gist
participles gissend gegist
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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gissen

  1. plural of gis

References

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  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “guess”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkiːssen/

Verb

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gīssen

  1. first-person singular past indicative of giessat