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[Sitzen]
** German
*** Alternative forms
- [de]
*** Etymology
[de] From [de], from [de], from [de]. Cognate with [nl], [nds], [en], [da].
*** Pronunciation
- [de]
- [de]
- [de]
- [de]
*** Verb
[sitzen < saß,gesessen,säße.haben,sein>]
1. [de] to sit ; to perch [de]
2. [de] to stay (in one place); to remain ; to be (in a particular place or state) [de]
3. [de] [de] to fit [de]
4. [de] to be [e.g. with [de]]
5. [de] to do time ; to spend time in jail [de]
6. [de] to hit home ; to have a significant effect [de]
7. [de] to sit down
**** Usage notes
The most frequent auxiliary with _sitzen_ is [de]: _Ich habe gesessen._ In
northern and central Germany, only this form is used. In southern Germany,
Austria, and Switzerland, [de] is common in the vernacular and also,
alternatively, in standard usage: _Ich bin gesessen._ However, for some
meanings like 5 and 6, _haben_ is used everywhere. This can lead to
misunderstandings.
**** Conjugation
[sitzen < saß,gesessen,säße.haben,sein>]
**** Derived terms
{{col3|de |absitzen |aufsitzen |aufsitzen |aussitzen |beieinandersitzen
|beisammensitzen |beisitzen |besitzen |danebensitzen |dabeisitzen
|daraufsitzen |daruntersitzen |dasitzen |dazwischensitzen |draufsitzen
|drinsitzen |durchsitzen |einsitzen |ersitzen |festsitzen |gegenübersitzen
|herumsitzen |nachsitzen |rumsitzen |Sitz |sitzenbleiben |sitzenlassen
|Sitzung |vorsitzen |wundsitzen |zusammensitzen }}
**** Related terms
{{col|de |setzen |Sitzgelegenheit |Sitzfleisch |Sitzkrieg<g:m> |Sitzplatz
|Sitzriese |Sitzzwerg }}
*** Further reading
- [R:de:DWDS]
- [R:de:UniLeipzig]
- [R:de:Duden]
- [R:de:OpenThesaurus]
** Middle High German
*** Etymology
[gmh], [goh], from [gmh].
*** Pronunciation
- [sitzen]
*** Verb
[sitzen < saȥ,gesëȥȥen>]
1. to sit
**** Conjugation
[sitzen < saȥ,gesëȥȥen>]
**** Descendants
- [de]
*** References
- [entry=sitzen]
** Old High German
*** Alternative forms
- [goh]
- [goh]
*** Etymology
From [goh], [goh]. Cognate with [osx], [odt], [ang], [non], [got].
*** Verb
[goh-verb]
1. to sit
2. to stay , remain
**** Descendants
- [gmh]
- [gsw]
- [gmw-cfr]
- [cim] (suppletive; some conjugations)
- [de]
- [lb]
- [yi]