passen

See also: Pässen

English

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old French passer; equivalent to pass + -en.

Verb

passen

  1. (obsolete) plural simple present of pass

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

passen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of passar

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from pas (modern pas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑsə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pas‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɑsən

Verb

passen

  1. (intransitive) to fit (have the right size)
  2. (transitive) to try on, to fit, to try for size
  3. (intransitive) to befit, to suit, to behoove, to be appropriate
  4. (card games) to pass
Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: pas
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: pasi
  • Negerhollands: pas
  • Caribbean Javanese: pas
  • Papiamentu: pas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pass. Equivalent to pass + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaːsə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: pas‧sen
  • Rhymes: -aːsən
  • Homophone: Pasen

Verb

passen

  1. (transitive, sports) to pass
  2. (transitive, slang) to give, to pass something over to someone, e.g. a jonko.
Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑsə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pas‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɑsən

Noun

passen

  1. plural of pas

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpasən/, [ˈpʰasn̩]
  • (file)
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French passer, intermediated and influenced by Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Compare the noun Pass. From Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (step, noun).

Verb

passen (weak, third-person singular present passt, past tense passte, past participle gepasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (with dative) to fit
  2. (with dative) to suit, to be suitable
  3. (intransitive, with zu) to go with (correspond or fit well with, to match)
  4. (card games) to pass
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pass + -en, a 20th century borrowing from English pass. Same root as Etymology 1.

Verb

passen (weak, third-person singular present passt, past tense passte, past participle gepasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (sports) to pass (to move the ball or puck to a teammate)
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • hereinpassen
  • herpassen
  • herüberpassen
  • hineinpassen
  • hinpassen
  • hinüberpassen
  • rüberpassen
  • wegpassen
  • weiterpassen
  • zupassen
  • zurückpassen

Further reading

  • passen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • passen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • passen” in Duden online
  • passen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑsən/

Verb

passen (third-person singular present passt, past participle gepasst, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to fit
  2. (intransitive) to match, to suit
  3. (transitive, sports) to pass

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, ultimately from Latin pandō, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpasən/

Verb

passen (third-person singular simple present passeth, present participle passende, passynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle passed) (Past participle can also be past.)

  1. to pass

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

References

Swedish

Noun

passen

  1. definite singular of pass c (pass (of the ball, in sports))
  2. definite plural of pass n (passport; mountain pass; pace; etc.)

Anagrams

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