fisseln
German
Alternative forms
- fieseln
Etymology
Borrowed from East Central German and Low German fi(e)sseln, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related with Middle High German visel (“fibre, thin thread”), itself possibly related with German Faser (“fibre”).
Pronunciation
Verb
fisseln (weak, third-person singular present fisselt, past tense fisselte, past participle gefisselt, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
- Used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are rare or nonexistent.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fisseln (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | fisseln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | fisselnd | ||||
| past participle | gefisselt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | — | — | i | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es fisselt | — | es fissele es fissle |
— | ||
| preterite | — | — | ii | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es fisselte | — | es fisselte1 | — | ||
| imperative | — | — | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of fisseln (weak, auxiliary haben)
| perfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es hat gefisselt | — | es habe gefisselt | — | ||
| pluperfect | |||||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es hatte gefisselt | — | es hätte gefisselt | — | ||
| future i | |||||
| infinitive | fisseln werden | subjunctive i | — | — | |
| — | — | ||||
| es werde fisseln | — | ||||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive ii | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es wird fisseln | — | es würde fisseln | — | ||
| future ii | |||||
| infinitive | gefisselt haben werden | subjunctive i | — | — | |
| — | — | ||||
| es werde gefisselt haben | — | ||||
| indicative | — | — | subjunctive ii | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | ||
| es wird gefisselt haben | — | es würde gefisselt haben | — | ||