gießen
Meaning
- (class-2, strong, transitive) to pour; usually only of liquids, especially of large quantities
- (class-2, strong, transitive) to pour; to cast; to found (shape molten metal or glass by pouring)
- (class-2, strong, transitive) to water by pouring (e.g. with a can)
- (class-2, impersonal, intransitive, strong) to pour down; to rain strongly
Concepts
pour into
rain incessantly
apply moxa cautery
fall onto
cast in a mold
Synonyms
umgießen
heftig regnen
pausenlos schneien
tropfen lassen
herunterschütten
fließen lassen
strömen lassen
einschütten
Ziegel herstellen
wie aus Kübeln schütten
ordentlich was runterkommen
wie aus Eimern gießen
wie aus Kübeln gießen
aufgießen
Translations
gieten
verser
versare
verter
dökmek
verterFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡiːsən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German gieȥen, from Old High German gioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *geutan (“to pour”). Akin to Dutch gieten, Old Saxon giotan, Old English ġēotan, Old Norse gjóta (whence Danish gyde, Swedish gjuta), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (giutan). Compare English gush. Further Indo-European cognates include Latin fundō (“to pour, to smelt”), Ancient Greek χέω (khéō, “to pour”) and Sanskrit जुहोति (juhóti, “he sacrifices”). More at geysa, yote and found. The sense of pouring metals and glasses is attested since Old High German times through the participle gigoȥȥan (“poured, smelted, made by casting”).
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