niezen
Dutch
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.zə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: nie‧zen
- Rhymes: -izən
Etymology 1
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
niezen
- (intransitive) to sneeze, exhale explosively
Conjugation
| 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
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
niezen
- plural of nies