wissel

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪ.səl/

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• Hyphenation: wis‧sel
• Rhymes: -ɪsəl
• Homophone: Wissel

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

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
4. (biology, hunting) pathway created by wildlife, game

• jaarwissel
• wildwissel
• wisselbrief
• wissel trekken

• → Indonesian: wesel
• → Peranakan Indonesian: wissel

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

wissel

1. inflection of wisselen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

• wisselgeld

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

wissel m or f

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

• wisselen

• Dutch: wissel
• Limburgish: wessel, wissel, wisjel

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

Borrowed from Dutch wissel (“draft, bill of exchange”). Cognate of Indonesian wesel.

wissel

1. (finance) draft, bill of exchange

   Directie dari satoe bank Tionghoa di Singapore poeter wissel kosong.^[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)