Bissen

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Beisen in 1803-1820. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Old Dutch Bisso (a personal name). See also Limburgish Bisse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.sə(n)/ Hyphenation: Bis‧sen Rhymes: -ɪsən === Proper noun === Bissen n a hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪsən/, /ˈbɪsn̩/ (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɪsɛn/, /ˈb̥ɪsn̩/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) Homophone: bissen Homophone: bisschen (Germany, sometimes in casual speech) === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German bizze, from Old High German bizzo, from Proto-Germanic *bitô. See the verb *bītaną (“to bite”). Cognate with Old English bita. In Dutch beet, English bit, this word has been merged with Proto-Germanic *bitiz, whence German Biss. (English bite is a new derivation from the verb.) ==== Noun ==== Bissen m (strong, genitive Bissens, plural Bissen) morsel; mouthful; a bite of food ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bisschen Gabelbissen Leckerbissen Notbissen Restbissen ===== Related terms ===== beißen Biss === Etymology 2 === See the lemma. ==== Noun ==== Bissen dative plural of Biss === Etymology 3 === ==== Proper noun ==== Bissen n (proper noun, genitive Bissens or (optionally with an article) Bissen) a town in central Luxembourg === Further reading === “Bissen” in Duden online “Bissen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache