tussen

See also: tussen-

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch tusschen, from Middle Dutch twisschen, tusschen, a shortening of Old Dutch intwiskan, originally a prepositional phrase *in twiskan. The latter word is from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, *twiskijaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtœ.sən/

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Preposition

tussen

1. between
2. among, amidst

Catalan

Verb

tussen

1. third-person plural present indicative of tossir

Danish

Noun

tussen c

1. definite singular of tus

Dutch

Alternative forms

• tusschen (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch twisschen, tusschen, a shortening of Old Dutch intwiskan, originally a prepositional phrase *in twiskan. The latter word is from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, *twiskijaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʏsə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: tus‧sen
• Rhymes: -ʏsən

Preposition

tussen

1. between

   Je middelvinger zit tussen je wijsvinger en je ringvinger.

   Your middle finger is between your index finger and your ring finger.

   Als ik moest kiezen tussen jou en hem, zou ik altijd voor jou kiezen.

   If I had to choose between you and him, I would always choose you.

   Wat is het verschil tussen krokodillen en alligators?

   What is the difference between crocodiles and alligators?

2. among, amidst

   Ik kon je niet vinden tussen al die mensen.

   I couldn't find you among all those people.

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of tussen

preposition	tussen
postpositional adv.	tussen
+ het (it)	ertussen
+ dit (this)	hiertussen
+ dat (that)	daartussen
+ wat (what)	waartussen
+ iets (something)	ergens tussen
+ niets (nothing)	nergens tussen
+ alles (everything)	overal tussen

Derived terms

adpositions

• tussendoor (“in-between, through the middle of”)
• tussenin (“in-between”)

 

adjectives

• tussengelegen (“lying between”)
• tussenribs (“between the ribs, intercostal”)
• tussentijds (“interim”)

 

adverbs

• intussen (“meanwhile, in the meantime”)
• ondertussen (“meanwhile, in the meantime”)
• tussenbeide (“in-between both”)

 

nouns

• tussendeur f (“dividing door between two rooms”)
• tussenjaar n (“gap year”)
• tussenkop m (“subheader, subhead”)
• tussenletter f (“intermediary letter”)
• tussenpaus m (“intermediary pope”)
• tussenpauze m or f (“break, interlude”)
• tussenpersoon m or f (“mediator, middleman”)
• tussenpoos f (“interval of time”)
• tussenpunt n (“midpoint, waypoint”)
• tussenruimte f (“an intervening space, interstice, space, gap”)
• tussenschot n (“partition, septum”)
• tussenstap m (“intermediate step”)
• tussenstekker m (“plug through socket”)
• tussenstop m (“stopover, layover”)
• tussentaal f
• tussentijd m (“time in-between two events; meantime”)
• tussentitel m (“subtitle, subordinate heading, intertitle”)

 

verbs

• tussenkomen (“to intervene”)
• tussenwerpen (“to throw between or among; to interject”)

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: tussen
• Berbice Creole Dutch: tosn
• Negerhollands: tyssen, tuschen

Swedish

Noun

tussen

1. definite singular of tuss