niezen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈni.zə(n)/
  • niezen(file)
  • Hyphenation: nie‧zen
  • Rhymes: -izən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch niesen, from Old Dutch *niesan, from Proto-West Germanic *hneusan, from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną.

Because of the onomatopoeic character of the word, variant forms with different initial consonants also exist(ed), such as fniezen (from Proto-Germanic *fneusaną) and English sneeze.

Verb

niezen

  1. (intransitive) To sneeze, exhale explosively
Inflection
Inflection of niezen (weak)
infinitive niezen
past singular niesde
past participle geniesd
infinitive niezen
gerund niezen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular niesniesde
2nd person sing. (jij) niestniesde
2nd person sing. (u) niestniesde
2nd person sing. (gij) niestniesde
3rd person singular niestniesde
plural niezenniesden
subjunctive sing.1 niezeniesde
subjunctive plur.1 niezenniesden
imperative sing. nies
imperative plur.1 niest
participles niezendgeniesd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
  • nies
  • niesbui
  • niesgas
  • nieskracht
  • nieskramp
  • nieskruid
  • niesmiddel
  • niespoeder, niespoeier
  • nieswortel
  • niesziekte
  • niezenproever
  • niezer
  • genies
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: nies
  • Negerhollands: nies
  • → Papiamentu: nister, niester

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

niezen

  1. Plural form of nies
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