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niesen

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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niesen

  1. (rare, intransitive) Alternative form of niezen
Conjugation
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Conjugation of niesen (weak)
infinitive niesen
past singular nieste
past participle geniest
infinitive niesen
gerund niesen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular nies nieste
2nd person sing. (jij) niest, nies2 nieste
2nd person sing. (u) niest nieste
2nd person sing. (gij) niest nieste
3rd person singular niest nieste
plural niesen niesten
subjunctive sing.1 niese nieste
subjunctive plur.1 niesen niesten
imperative sing. nies
imperative plur.1 niest
participles niesend geniest
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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niesen

  1. plural of niese

Anagrams

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German

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Alternative forms

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  • nießen (rare, reflecting the pronunciation with [s])

Etymology

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From Middle High German niesen, from Old High German niosan, from Proto-West Germanic *hneusan, from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną, a variant of *fneusaną. Cognate with Dutch niezen, Yiddish ניסן (nisn), English sneeze.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniːzən/, [ˈniːzən], [ˈniːzn̩] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈniːsən/ (just as common)
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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niesen (weak or mixed, third-person singular present niest, past tense nieste, past participle geniest or (rare or humorous) genossen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to sneeze

Usage notes

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  • By far the most common past participle is regular geniest. Only this form is correct by standard rules.
  • Among those speakers who pronounce the verb with a voiceless [s]-sound, some few use the strong participle genossen, which in Standard German is only that of genießen (to enjoy). This usage is most often humorous, otherwise quite rare.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • niesen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • niesen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • niesen” in Duden online
  • niesen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *niesan

Verb

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niesen

  1. to sneeze

Inflection

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Conjugation of niesen (weak)
infinitive base form niesen
genitive niesens
dative niesene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular niese niese
2nd person singular nies, nieses nies, nieses
3rd person singular niest, nieset niese
1st person plural niesen niesen
2nd person plural niest, nieset niest, nieset
3rd person plural niesen niesen
imperative
singular nies, niese
plural niest, nieset
present past
participle niesende

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: niezen

Further reading

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