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sitzn

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sitzen, from Old High German sizzen, sitten, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti, from the root *sed- (to sit). Cognates include Yiddish זיצן (zitsn), German sitzen, Low German sitten, Dutch zitten, English sit, Danish sidde, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sitan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsid̥sn̩/
  • Hyphenation: sitzn

Verb

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sitzn (past participle gsessn)

  1. (intransitive) to sit [auxiliary sei]
    Synonyms: hockn, hocka
  2. (intransitive) to do time; to spend time in jail [auxiliary håbn]
  3. (intransitive, of a strike, a comment, etc.) to hit home; to have a significant effect [auxiliary håbn]

Conjugation

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Conjugation of sitzn
infinitive sitzn
past participle gsessn
present past subjunctive
1st person singular sitz sitzad
2nd person singular sitzt sitzadst
3rd person singular sitzt sitzad
1st person plural sitzn sitzadn
2nd person plural sitzts sitzats
3rd person plural sitzn sitzadn
imperative
singular sitz
plural sitzts

Derived terms

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