misse

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misə/, [ˈmisə]

Etymology 1

Derived from the noun mis (“cat”).

Verb

misse (past tense missede, past participle misset)

1. to blink

Conjugation

	present	past
simple	misser	missede
perfect	har misset	havde misset
passive	misses	missedes
participle	missende	misset
imperative	mis	—
infinitive	misse	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	missen	—

Inflection of misse

References

• “misse,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From English miss, from Proto-Germanic *missijaną, doublet of miste.

Verb

misse (past tense missede, past participle misset)

1. (informal) to miss (to fail a target or an opportunity)

Conjugation

	present	past
simple	misser	missede
perfect	har misset	havde misset
passive	misses	missedes
participle	missende	misset
imperative	mis	—
infinitive	misse	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	missen	—

Inflection of misse

References

• “misse,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

misse

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of missen

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

misse

1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of mettre

Anagrams

• mises, semis

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian misse, from Middle High German müezen, from Old High German muozan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną.^[1]

Cognate with German müssen and Luxembourgish mussen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmisə/
• Rhymes: -isə
• Hyphenation: mis‧se

Verb

misse

1. (auxiliary) must, to have to

   Meer musste gehn

   We must go

Conjugation

Irregular with past tense and conditional mood
infinitive	misse
participle	gemusst, misse
auxiliary	misse
	present indicative	past indicative	conditional
ich	muss	musst	misst
du	musst	musst	misst
er/sie/es	muss	musst	misst
meer	misse	musste	misste
deer	missd	musst	misst
sie	misse	musste	misste
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

References

1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “misse”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 111

Latin

Participle

misse

1. vocative masculine singular of missus

Middle Dutch

Noun

misse f

1. Alternative form of messe

Middle English

Noun

misse

1. Alternative form of messe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

misse (present tense missar, past tense missa, past participle missa, passive infinitive missast, present participle missande, imperative misse/miss)

1. Alternative form of missa

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German müssen, Dutch moeten, English must.

Verb

misse

1. (auxiliary) must, to have to

Usage notes

• Used as a modal verb.

Conjugation

ich muss — I must

du musscht — you must

er, sie, es muss — he, she, it must

mer misse — we must

dihr misst — you guys must

sie misse — they must

gemisst — to have had to

Portuguese

Verb

misse

1. inflection of missar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From a rare interjection miss, used to call a cat. Compare the origins of kisse, pulla, and pålle.

Noun

misse c

1. (colloquial, endearing) a pussy-cat, a kitty-cat

   Synonyms: katt, (colloquial) kisse, (colloquial) kissemiss, (colloquial) kissekatt

Declension

Declension of misse
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	misse	missen	missar	missarna
Genitive	misses	missens	missars	missarnas

References

• misse in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• misse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• misse in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• semis