niezen

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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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

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niezen

  1. (intransitive) to sneeze, exhale explosively
Conjugation
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Conjugation of niezen (weak)
infinitive niezen
past singular niesde
past participle geniesd
infinitive niezen
gerund niezen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular nies niesde
2nd person sing. (jij) niest, nies2 niesde
2nd person sing. (u) niest niesde
2nd person sing. (gij) niest niesde
3rd person singular niest niesde
plural niezen niesden
subjunctive sing.1 nieze niesde
subjunctive plur.1 niezen niesden
imperative sing. nies
imperative plur.1 niest
participles niezend geniesd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: nies
  • Negerhollands: nies
  • Papiamentu: nister, niester

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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niezen

  1. plural of nies