"Bissen" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɪsən/ Audio: De-Bissen.ogg Forms: Bissens [genitive], Bissen [genitive, with-article]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Bissen n (proper noun, genitive Bissens or (optionally with an article) Bissen)
  1. A town in central Luxembourg Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Luxembourg, Towns in Luxembourg
    Sense id: en-Bissen-de-name-N5qAEqqu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪsən/ Audio: De-Bissen.ogg
Etymology: 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.) Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|bizze}} Middle High German bizze, {{inh|de|goh|bizzo}} Old High German bizzo, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*bitô}} Proto-Germanic *bitô, {{m|gem-pro|*bītaną|t=to bite}} *bītaną (“to bite”), {{cog|ang|bita}} Old English bita, {{cog|nl|beet}} Dutch beet, {{m+|en|bit}} English bit, {{m+|gem-pro|*bitiz}} Proto-Germanic *bitiz, {{m+|de|Biss}} German Biss, {{m+|en|bite}} English bite Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Bissen m (strong, genitive Bissens, plural Bissen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Bissens [genitive], Bissen [plural], strong [table-tags], Bissen [nominative, singular], Bissen [definite, nominative, plural], Bissens [genitive, singular], Bissen [definite, genitive, plural], Bissen [dative, singular], Bissen [dative, definite, plural], Bissen [accusative, singular], Bissen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. morsel; mouthful; a bite of food Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: bisschen, Leckerbissen, Notbissen, Restbissen Related terms: beißen, Biss
    Sense id: en-Bissen-de-noun-zzXnlMqW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪsən/ Audio: De-Bissen.ogg
Etymology: See the lemma. Head templates: {{head|de|noun form}} Bissen
  1. dative plural of Biss Tags: dative, form-of, plural Form of: Biss
    Sense id: en-Bissen-de-noun-x2D6WUy~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 27 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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