tussen
See also: tussen-
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Etymology
From Dutch tusschen, from Middle Dutch twisschen, tusschen, a shortening of Old Dutch intwiskan, originally a prepositional phrase *in twiskan. The latter word is from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, *twiskijaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtœ.sən/
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Alternative forms
- tusschen (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch twisschen, tusschen, a shortening of Old Dutch intwiskan, originally a prepositional phrase *in twiskan. The latter word is from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, *twiskijaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʏsə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: tus‧sen
- Rhymes: -ʏsən
Inflection
Pronominal adverbs of tussen
| preposition | tussen |
|---|---|
| postpositional adv. | tussen |
| + het (it) | ertussen |
| + dit (this) | hiertussen |
| + dat (that) | daartussen |
| + wat (what) | waartussen |
| + iets (something) | ergens tussen |
| + niets (nothing) | nergens tussen |
| + alles (everything) | overal tussen |
Derived terms
- intussen (“meanwhile, in the meantime”, adverb)
- ondertussen (“meanwhile, in the meantime”, adverb)
- tussenbeide (“in-between both”, adverb)
- tussendeur f (“dividing door between two rooms”)
- tussendoor (“in-between, through the middle of”)
- tussenkomen (“to intervene”)
- tussenkop m (“subheader, subhead”)
- tussenletter f (“intermediary letter”)
- tussenpersoon m or f (“mediator, middleman”)
- tussenstekker m (“plug through socket”)
- tussentijd m (“time in-between two events; meantime”)
- tussenwerpen (“to throw between or among; to interject”)
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