Bissen

See also: bissen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪsən/

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• Homophone: bissen
• Homophone: bisschen (sometimes in casual speech)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bizze, from Old High German bizzo, from Proto-Germanic *bitô. Cognate with Old English bita. In Dutch beet, English bit, this word has been merged with Proto-Germanic *bitiz, whence German Biss. (English bite is a new derivation from the verb.)

Noun

Bissen m (genitive Bissens, plural Bissen)

1. morsel; mouthful; a bite of food

Derived terms

• bisschen
• Leckerbissen
• Notbissen
• Restbissen

Related terms

• beißen
• Biss

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Noun

Bissen

1. (deprecated template usage) dative plural of Biss

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Bissen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Bissens)

1. A town in central Luxembourg.

Further reading

• “Bissen” in Duden online