hijsen
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From late Middle Dutch hisen, hischen. Further etymology uncertain, but possibly related to Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (“to hunt down, pursue, persecute, attack”). Or, possibly imitative.
Related to Middle Low German hissen, German hissen.
Pronunciation
Verb
hijsen
- (transitive) to pull up, hoist
Inflection
Conjugation of hijsen (strong class 1) | ||||
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infinitive | hijsen | |||
past singular | hees | |||
past participle | gehesen | |||
infinitive | hijsen | |||
gerund | hijsen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | hijs | hees | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | hijst, hijs2 | hees | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | hijst | hees | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | hijst | heest | ||
3rd person singular | hijst | hees | ||
plural | hijsen | hesen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | hijse | hese | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | hijsen | hesen | ||
imperative sing. | hijs | |||
imperative plur.1 | hijst | |||
participles | hijsend | gehesen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: hys
References
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN