Bissen

See also: 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

1. 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/

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• Homophone: bissen
• Homophone: bisschen (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)

1. morsel; mouthful; a bite of food

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bissen	die	Bissen
genitive	eines	des	Bissens	der	Bissen
dative	einem	dem	Bissen	den	Bissen
accusative	einen	den	Bissen	die	Bissen

Declension of Bissen [masculine, strong]

Derived terms

• bisschen
• Leckerbissen
• Notbissen
• Restbissen

Related terms

• beißen
• Biss

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Noun

Bissen

1. dative plural of Biss

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Bissen n (proper noun, genitive Bissens or (optionally with an article) Bissen)

1. A town in central Luxembourg

Further reading

• “Bissen” in Duden online
• “Bissen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache