wissel

See also: Wissel

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.səl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: wis‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ɪsəl
  • Homophone: Wissel

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wissel, from Old Dutch *wissel, from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz.

Noun

wissel m (plural wissels, diminutive wisseltje n)

  1. (rail transport) points; switch (in Flanders a "wissel" has the normal masculine grammatical gender, in the railroad sector in the Netherlands it is neutral)
  2. (sports) substitution
  3. (finance) draft, bill of exchange
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: wesel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wissel

  1. inflection of wisselen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wissel, from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz.

Noun

wissel m or f

  1. swap, exchange
  2. currency exchange
  3. commission (for exchanging currency)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “wissel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wissel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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