nießen

== German == === Alternative forms === niesen niessen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German nieȥen, from Old High German nioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *neutan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniːsn̩/ === Verb === nießen (obsolete) to use [until early 18th c.] Synonyms: brauchen, nutzen ==== Related terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Dialectal variant of niesen, reflecting a voiceless [s] pronunciation. See there for more. (dialectal, rare) alternative form of niesen === Further reading === “nießen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.