vissen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɪ.sə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch visschen, from Old Dutch *fiskon, from Proto-Germanic *fiskōnan. Related to vis (“fish”).

Verb

vissen (weak in -t)

1. To fish (try to catch fish)
2. To fish (trying to get information)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vissen

infinitive	vissen
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vis	viste
2nd person singular	vist	viste
3rd person singular	vist	viste
plural	vissen	visten
subjunctive sing.1	visse	viste
subjunctive plur.1	vissen	visten
imperative sing.	vis
imperative plur.1	vist
participles	vissend	(hebben) gevist
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• opvissen
• visser

Noun

vissen

1. Plural form of vis.

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• visen (Nynorsk)

Etymology

From Old Norse visinn. Cognate with Danish vissen and Swedish vissen

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʋîsen/

Adjective

vissen

1. withered

Inflection

    Inflection of vissen

Bokmål		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	vissen	visne	Comparative	visnere	Superlative	visnest	visneste
	Feminine singular	vissen	visne
	Neuter singular	vissent	visne
	Plural	visne	visne
Nynorsk		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	vissen	visne	Comparative	visnare	Superlative	visnast	visnaste
	Feminine singular	vissen [vissi]	visne
	Neuter singular	visse	visne
	Plural	visne	visne

References

• “vissen” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.