heus
See also: Heus
Bourguignon edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
heus m (plural heus)
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
heu + vos. Compare Portuguese eis, Spanish he.
Adverb edit
heus
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Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
heus
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch hovesch, and thus the same word as hoofs (“courtly”). Originally a western variant form.
For the semantic and phonetic development of this word compare also German hübsch (“pretty”) and Central Franconian höösch (“careful, slow”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
heus (comparative heuser, superlative meest heus or heust)
- friendly, polite
- real, genuine
- impressive for being indistinguishable from the real thing; nothing less than...
- Komende zaterdag wordt ons lokaal omgetoverd tot een heuse discotheek.
- You won't believe it, but next Saturday, the hall (of our youth movement) will be transformed into a real discotheque.
Inflection edit
Inflection of heus | ||||
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uninflected | heus | |||
inflected | heuse | |||
comparative | heuser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | heus | heuser | het heust het heuste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | heuse | heusere | heuste |
n. sing. | heus | heuser | heuste | |
plural | heuse | heusere | heuste | |
definite | heuse | heusere | heuste | |
partitive | heus | heusers | — |
Alternative forms edit
- heusch (obsolete)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Adverb edit
heus
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
heus
- first/second-person singular past historic of havoir
Participle edit
heus m pl
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Interjection edit
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