hin
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin hin, from Hebrew הִֽין, from Egyptian hnw (“jar, about half a liter”):
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Noun
hin (plural hins)
- An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measurement, approximately 0.48 litre.
- Exodus 30:24 (NIV):
- 500 shekels of cassia — all according to the sanctuary shekel — and a hin of olive oil.
- Exodus 30:24 (NIV):
Translations
Hebrew unit of measure
Faroese
Pronoun
hin m and f (demonstrative)
Declension
| Demonstrative pronoun - ávísingarfornavn | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | hin | hin | hitt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | hina | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | hinum | hinari / hini | hinum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | hins | hinnar / hinar | hins |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | hinir | hinar | hini |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | hinar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | hinum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | hinna | ||
German
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Etymology
From Old Norse hinn.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hin m (feminine hi, neuter hitt, plural hine)
- the other
- Me skal til hi sida av fjorden.
- We are going to the other side of the fjord.
- Me skal til hi sida av fjorden.
Descendants
- hinsides "the other side"
References
- “hin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hinn.
The noun has been formed by ellipsis of phrases such as hin håle and hin onde.
Pronoun
hin
Derived terms
- hinsida (“other side”)
- hinsides (“on the other side”)
Article
hin
Related terms
- hin håken (the devil, euphemism for "hin håle")
- hin håle (the devil, lit. "the hard one")
- hin onde (the devil, lit. "the evil one")
Noun
hin c
- the devil
References
- Svensk etymologisk ordbok ("Swedish etymological dictionary")
- hin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.