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

between
among, amidst

Catalan

Verb

tussen

third-person plural present indicative of tossir

Danish

Noun

tussen c

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

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?
among, amidst
Ik kon je niet vinden tussen al die mensen.
I couldn't find you among all those people.

Inflection

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

definite singular of tuss

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