pissen
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch pissen. By surface analysis, pis + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
pissen
- (colloquial) to piss
Conjugation
| Conjugation of pissen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pissen | |||
| past singular | piste | |||
| past participle | gepist | |||
| infinitive | pissen | |||
| gerund | pissen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | pis | piste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | pist, pis2 | piste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | pist | piste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | pist | piste | ||
| 3rd person singular | pist | piste | ||
| plural | pissen | pisten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | pisse | piste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | pissen | pisten | ||
| imperative sing. | pis | |||
| imperative plur.1 | pist | |||
| participles | pissend | gepist | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- buiten de pot pissen
- wegpissen
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology
From northern Middle High German pissen and Middle Low German pissen. Perhaps borrowed through Middle Dutch pissen from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin *pīssiāre, probably of echoic origin, though the Germanic words are also sometimes considered independent onomatopoeias.
Pronunciation
Verb
pissen (weak, third-person singular present pisst, past tense pisste, past participle gepisst, auxiliary haben) (colloquial, slightly vulgar)
Conjugation
| infinitive | pissen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | pissend | ||||
| past participle | gepisst | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich pisse | wir pissen | i | ich pisse | wir pissen |
| du pisst | ihr pisst | du pissest | ihr pisset | ||
| er pisst | sie pissen | er pisse | sie pissen | ||
| preterite | ich pisste | wir pissten | ii | ich pisste1 | wir pissten1 |
| du pisstest | ihr pisstet | du pisstest1 | ihr pisstet1 | ||
| er pisste | sie pissten | er pisste1 | sie pissten1 | ||
| imperative | piss (du) pisse (du) |
pisst (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
- pieseln
- pinkeln
- strullern
- urinieren
- Wasser lassen
- mikturieren
- klein machen
Related terms
Further reading
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Old French pissier (“to piss”), similar to Middle Low German pissen, Swedish pissa.
Verb
pissen
- to piss
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: pissen
Further reading
- “pissen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “pissen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin *pīssiāre; equivalent to pisse + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
pissen (vulgar)
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) pissen, pisse | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | pisse | pissed | |
| 2nd-person singular | pissest | pissedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | pisseth | pissed | |
| subjunctive singular | pisse | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | pissen, pisse | pisseden, pissede | |
| imperative plural | pisseth, pisse | — | |
| participles | pissynge, pissende | pissed, ypissed | |
Conjugation of pissen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “pissen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-17.
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