iessen

See also: Iessen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German ezzen, from Old High German ezzan, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Danish æde, Norwegian Bokmål ete, Swedish äta, and Icelandic éta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈie̯sen/, [ˈiə̯sən]
• Rhymes: -iəsən
• Homophone: Iessen

Verb

iessen (third-person singular present ësst, past participle giess, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to eat

Conjugation

Irregular

infinitive	iessen
participle	giess
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	iessen	—
2nd singular	ëss	iess
3rd singular	ësst	—
1st plural	iessen	—
2nd plural	iesst	iesst
3rd plural	iessen	—

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• ewechiessen
• matiessen
• opiessen