Bissen

See also: bissen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Beisen in 1803-1820. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Old Dutch Bisso (“a personal name”).

See also Limburgish Bisse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.sə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Bis‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɪsən

Proper noun

Bissen n

  1. A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪsən/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: bissen
  • Homophone: bisschen (sometimes in casual speech)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bizze, from Old High German bizzo, from Proto-Germanic *bitô. See the verb *bītaną (“to bite”).

Cognate with Old English bita. In Dutch beet, English bit, this word has been merged with Proto-Germanic *bitiz, whence German Biss. (English bite is a new derivation from the verb.)

Noun

Bissen m (strong, genitive Bissens, plural Bissen)

  1. morsel; mouthful; a bite of food
Declension
Declension of Bissen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bissen die Bissen
genitive eines des Bissens der Bissen
dative einem dem Bissen den Bissen
accusative einen den Bissen die Bissen
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Noun

Bissen

  1. dative plural of Biss

Proper noun

Bissen n (proper noun, genitive Bissens or (optionally with an article) Bissen)

  1. A town in central Luxembourg

Further reading
  • “Bissen” in Duden online
  • “Bissen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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