hein
See also: héin
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch hein, from the verb heinen (“to physically demarcate lands”) (modern heinen, also omheinen).
Noun edit
hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)
- physical demarcation between fields or yards, like a fence, wall or ditch.
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)
- skinny person
- skinny horse
- personification of death
Derived terms edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *haina, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śaina-. Cognate with Lithuanian šienas, Proto-Slavic *sěno.
Noun edit
hein (genitive heina, partitive heina)
Declension edit
Declension of hein (type hein)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hein | heinad |
| genitive | heina | heinte / heinade |
| partitive | heina | heinu / heinasid |
| illative | heina / heinasse | heintesse / heinadesse |
| inessive | heinas | heintes / heinades |
| elative | heinast | heintest / heinadest |
| allative | heinale | heintele / heinadele |
| adessive | heinal | heintel / heinadel |
| ablative | heinalt | heintelt / heinadelt |
| translative | heinaks | heinteks / heinadeks |
| terminative | heinani | heinteni / heinadeni |
| essive | heinana | heintena / heinadena |
| abessive | heinata | heinteta / heinadeta |
| comitative | heinaga | heintega / heinadega |
Derived terms edit
Finnish edit
Noun edit
hein
- instructive plural of he
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From earlier hen, heim, from Latin hem (“eh?”).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
hein
- huh, hey, eh
- 1968, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics and music), “Bonnie and Clyde”, in Initials B.B., performed by Serge Gainsbourg ft. Brigitte Bardot:
- Ça vous a plu, hein ? Vous en d’mandez encore / Eh bien, écoutez l’histoire de Bonnie and Clyde
- You liked it, did you? You want more / Well then, listen to the story of Bonnie and Clyde
Further reading edit
- “hein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Ludian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *haina.
Noun edit
hein
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin hem (“eh?”). Compare French hein.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
hein?
- (Brazil, at the end of a sentence) huh? (used as a reinforcement of a question)
- Synonym: né?
- Então, você gostou, hein?
- So, you liked that, huh?
- (Brazil, used by itself) what? (used when one didn’t hear or understand something)
- Synonym: como?
- (Brazil) response to a statement that is unexpected or idiotic
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Veps edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *haina.
Noun edit
hein
Inflection edit
| Inflection of hein (inflection type 6/kuva) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | hein | ||
| genitive sing. | heinän | ||
| partitive sing. | heinäd | ||
| partitive plur. | heinid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hein | heinäd | |
| accusative | heinän | heinäd | |
| genitive | heinän | heiniden | |
| partitive | heinäd | heinid | |
| essive-instructive | heinän | heinin | |
| translative | heinäks | heinikš | |
| inessive | heinäs | heiniš | |
| elative | heinäspäi | heinišpäi | |
| illative | heinähä | heinihe | |
| adessive | heinäl | heinil | |
| ablative | heinälpäi | heinilpäi | |
| allative | heinäle | heinile | |
| abessive | heinäta | heinita | |
| comitative | heinänke | heinidenke | |
| prolative | heinädme | heinidme | |
| approximative I | heinänno | heinidenno | |
| approximative II | heinännoks | heinidennoks | |
| egressive | heinännopäi | heinidennopäi | |
| terminative I | heinähäsai | heinihesai | |
| terminative II | heinälesai | heinilesai | |
| terminative III | heinässai | — | |
| additive I | heinähäpäi | heinihepäi | |
| additive II | heinälepäi | heinilepäi | |
Derived terms edit
- čapatezhein
- hibuzhein
- hormhein
- imičhein
- kertihein
- kiz'uhein
- kortehein
- ludeghein
- maguhein
- omeghein
- porohein
- purdehein
- rujohein
- sohein
- tulleihein
- viluhein
- heinku
- heinlaineh
- heinnit
- heinänkuivadim
- heinännitim
- heinäntego