kiesen

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German

Etymology

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From Middle High German kiesen, from Old High German kiosan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Compare Low German kesen, Dutch kiezen, English choose, Danish kyse, Icelandic kjósa, Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan).

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. (transitive, archaic, partly obsolete) to choose; to select

Usage notes

  • The verb is defective in contemporary German. The present forms (stem kies-) are obsolete and unintelligible to the average native speaker. The past forms (stem kor-) are archaic, but likely to be understood.

Conjugation

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Derived terms


Middle Dutch

Etymology

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From Old Dutch *kiesan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.

Verb

kiesen

  1. to test, to inspect, to assess
  2. to choose, to select

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive kiesen
3rd sg. past côos
3rd pl. past cōren
Past participle cōr
Infinitive kiesen
In genitive kiesens
In dative kiesene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular kiese côos
2nd singular kies, kieses cōors, cōres
3rd singular kiest, kieset côos
1st plural kiesen cōren
2nd plural kiest, kieset cōort, cōret
3rd plural kiesen cōren
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular kiese cōre
2nd singular kies, kieses cōres
3rd singular kiese cōre
1st plural kiesen cōren
2nd plural kiest, kieset cōret
3rd plural kiesen cōren
Imperative Present
Singular kies, kiese
Plural kiest, kieset
Present Past
Participle kiesende cōr

Descendants

  • Dutch: kiezen
  • Limburgish: keze

Further reading


Middle High German

Etymology

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From Old High German kiosan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.

Verb

kiesen

  1. to choose

Conjugation

Descendants