misschien

Dutch

Alternative forms

(text messaging) miss, mss

Etymology

From Middle Dutch misscien, meschien, maschien, short for (het) mach schien (“(it) may happen”), equivalent to mag +‎ geschieden. Compare with Danish måske.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪˈsxin/, /məˈsxin/
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Hyphenation: mis‧schien
Rhymes: -in

Adverb

misschien

perhaps, maybe
Heeft u misschien een euro?
Do you maybe have a euro?

Synonyms

wellicht

Descendants

Afrikaans: miskien
Berbice Creole Dutch: miskin
Javindo: meschien
Petjo: miskien, mesgien

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