niezen

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === niesen (rare), fniezen (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈni.zə(n)/ 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 ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: nies Negerhollands: nies → Papiamentu: nister, niester === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== niezen plural of nies == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German nioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *neutan, from Proto-Germanic *neutaną. Cognate with Old English nēotan and Old Norse njóta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈniə̯sən/ === Verb === nieȥen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present niuȥet, past tense nōȥ, past participle genoȥȥen, past subjunctive nüȥȥe, auxiliary hān) (transitive) [with accusative] to use, to make use of, to enjoy ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “niezen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel