Polyglot Dictionary

Bissen

/ˈbɪsn̩/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Bissen

Meaning

  1. bite, morsel

    • Er nahm nur einen Bissen.

      He took only one bite.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Insektenstich

Worth distinguishing: an Insektenstich is an insect bite (a wound); a Bissen is a bite/morsel of food.

Pausenbrot

Close, figuratively — a snack relates to taking a bite.

Similar in other languages

English

bit

Close — a bite/morsel and "a bit" overlap.

English

insect bite

Close — a bite, morsel relates to an insect bite.

Practice

1 What does Bissen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er nahm nur einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bissen?

noun

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