wissen

See also: Wissen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪsən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wisschen, from Old Dutch *wisken, from Proto-Germanic *wiskijaną.

Verb

wissen

1. to erase

Inflection

Conjugation of wissen (weak)
infinitive	wissen
past singular	wiste
past participle	gewist
infinitive	wissen
gerund	wissen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wis	wiste
2nd person sing. (jij)	wist	wiste
2nd person sing. (u)	wist	wiste
2nd person sing. (gij)	wist	wiste
3rd person singular	wist	wiste
plural	wissen	wisten
subjunctive sing.1	wisse	wiste
subjunctive plur.1	wissen	wisten
imperative sing.	wis
imperative plur.1	wist
participles	wissend	gewist
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• uitwissen
• wisser

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

wissen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of wis

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German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old High German wizzan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“to know”). Compare Dutch weten, Danish vide, Swedish veta, archaic Modern English wit and Latin videō (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪsn̩/, /ˈvɪsən/

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• Hyphenation: wis‧sen

Verb

1. (transitive or intransitive) to know; to be aware of (a fact)

   Ich weiß, wo du bist.

   I know where you are.

   von etwas wissen ― to know about something

2. to remember (with noch)
   • 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, ‘Schneeschmelze’:

     »Als er neun Jahre alt war«, sagte die Frau, »hat er mich zum ersten Mal geschlagen. Weißt du noch?«

     "When he was nine," said the woman, "he hit me for the first time. Do you remember?"

Usage notes

• See kennen for the distinction between this verb and wissen.

Derived terms

• weiß der Geier
• weiß der Kuckuck
• weiß der Teufel
• Wissen
• Wissenschaft
• zu schätzen wissen

 

Further reading

• “wissen” in Duden online