reisen
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩], [ˈʁaɪ̯zən]
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Etymology 1
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German reisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn.
Verb
reisen (weak, third-person singular present reist, past tense reiste, past participle gereist, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to travel
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- abreisen
- anreisen
- ausreisen
- bereisen
- durchreisen
- einreisen
- nachreisen
- verreisen
- vorausreisen
- weiterreisen
Etymology 2
From Middle High German rīsen (“to fall, fall out”), from Old High German rīsan (“to fall, fall down”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīsan, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise, move vertically up or down, go”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise, arise”).
Cognate with Low German risen, Dutch rijzen, Old English rīsan (“to rise”) (modern English rise), Icelandic rísa. More at rise.
Verb
reisen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present reist, past tense ries, past participle geriesen, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive, dialectal) to fall
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Dutch *reison, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn. Equivalent to reise + -en.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “reisen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I