"Biss" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /bɪs/ Audio: De-Biss.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From Middle High German biz, from Old High German biz, from Proto-West Germanic *biti, from Proto-Germanic *bitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Old English bite. In Dutch beet, English bit, this word has been merged with Proto-Germanic *bitô, whence German Bissen. (Modern English bite is a new derivation from the verb.) Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-}}, {{inh|de|gmh|biz}} Middle High German biz, {{inh|de|goh|biz}} Old High German biz, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*biti}} Proto-West Germanic *biti, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*bitiz}} Proto-Germanic *bitiz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-||to split}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”), {{cog|ang|bite}} Old English bite, {{cog|nl|beet}} Dutch beet, {{m+|en|bit}} English bit, {{m+|gem-pro|*bitô}} Proto-Germanic *bitô, {{m+|de|Bissen}} German Bissen, {{m+|en|bite}} English bite Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen,lein}} Biss m (strong, genitive Bisses, plural Bisse, diminutive Bisschen n or Bisslein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Bisses [genitive], Bisse [plural], Bisschen [diminutive, neuter], Bisslein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Biss [nominative, singular], Bisse [definite, nominative, plural], Bisses [genitive, singular], Bisse [definite, genitive, plural], Biss [dative, singular], Bisse [dative, singular], Bissen [dative, definite, plural], Biss [accusative, singular], Bisse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. bite (instance or way of biting; wound from biting) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Biß (english: superseded) Hyponyms: Gewissensbiss, Hundebiss, Käferbiss, Katzenbiss, Pferdebiss, Schlangenbiss, Zeckenbiss Derived forms: Bisschen, Bisslein, Bissel, Bisserl, bissig, bissle Related terms: Bisswunde, Bissnarbe

Inflected forms

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        },
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        },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "Gewissensbiss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hundebiss"
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    {
      "word": "Käferbiss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Katzenbiss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pferdebiss"
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      "word": "Schlangenbiss"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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}

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