Biss

See also: biss, biß, and Biß

German

Alternative forms

Biß (pre-1996)

Etymology

From Old High German biz, from Proto-Germanic *bitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪs/
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Homophone: bis
Rhymes: -ɪs

Noun

Biss m (genitive Bisses, plural Bisse, diminutive Bisschen n or Bisslein n)

bite

Declension

Declension of Biss

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Biss	die	Bisse
genitive	eines	des	Bisses	der	Bisse
dative	einem	dem	Biss, Bisse¹	den	Bissen
accusative	einen	den	Biss	die	Bisse

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

bissig

Further reading

Biss in Duden online

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