Gießen

== German == === Alternative forms === Giessen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡiːsən/, [ˈɡiːsn̩] Hyphenation: Gie‧ßen === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== Gießen n (strong, genitive Gießens, no plural) gerund of gießen ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German Giezzen. ==== Proper noun ==== Gießen n (proper noun, genitive Gießens or (optionally with an article) Gießen) a town and rural district of Hesse, Germany ===== Derived terms ===== Gießener, Gießenerin