hijsen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • hijschen

Etymology

From late Middle Dutch hisen, hischen. Further etymology uncertain, but possibly related to Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (to hunt down, pursue, persecute, attack). Or, possibly imitative.

Related to Middle Low German hissen, German hissen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.sə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hij‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯sən

Verb

hijsen

  1. (transitive) to pull up, hoist

Inflection

Conjugation of hijsen (strong class 1)
infinitive hijsen
past singular hees
past participle gehesen
infinitive hijsen
gerund hijsen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hijshees
2nd person sing. (jij) hijsthees
2nd person sing. (u) hijsthees
2nd person sing. (gij) hijstheest
3rd person singular hijsthees
plural hijsenhesen
subjunctive sing.1 hijsehese
subjunctive plur.1 hijsenhesen
imperative sing. hijs
imperative plur.1 hijst
participles hijsendgehesen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: hys
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hesi
  • Caribbean Hindustani: hice
  • Norwegian Bokmål: heise

References

  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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