sitzn

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Bavarian

Etymology

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

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

Verb

sitzn (past participle gsessn)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of sitzn
infinitive sitzn
present tense past tense subjunctive
1st person sing. sitz - sitzad
2nd person sing. sitzt - sitzadst
3rd person sing. sitzt - sitzad
1st person plur. sitzn - sitzadn
2nd person plur. sitzts - sitzats
3rd person plur. sitzn - sitzadn
imperative sing. sitz
imperative plur. sitzts
past participle gsessn

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