gissen
Dutch
Pronunciation
gissen (file) - Rhymes: -ɪsən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch gissen, further etymology unclear; perhaps from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *getan (“to get”).[1][2]
Cognate with English guess, West Frisian gissen, Swedish gissa, Danish gisse.
Inflection
| Inflection of gissen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gissen | |||
| past singular | giste | |||
| past participle | gegist | |||
| infinitive | gissen | |||
| gerund | gissen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | gis | giste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gist | giste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gist | giste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gist | giste | ||
| 3rd person singular | gist | giste | ||
| plural | gissen | gisten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | gisse | giste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | gissen | gisten | ||
| imperative sing. | gis | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gist | |||
| participles | gissend | gegist | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (guess): raden, schatten
- (presume): veronderstellen
Derived terms
- gegis m
- gisselijk
- gissenderwijze
- gisser m
- gissing
- giszucht
- zich vergissen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “guess”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkiːssen/
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