hinn

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɪnː/

  Rhymes: -ɪnː

Pronoun

hinn (feminine hin, neuter hitt)

1. (demonstrative) other, the other, the other one, the next; that (in conjunction with þessi (“this, that”))
   • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)

     Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.

     If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.

Declension

    declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinn	hin	hitt
accusative	hinn	hina	hitt
dative	hinum	hinni	hinu
genitive	hins	hinnar	hins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinir	hinar	hin
accusative	hina	hinar	hin
dative	hinum	hinum	hinum
genitive	hinna	hinna	hinna

Etymology

From Old Norse hinn.

Article

hinn (feminine hin, neuter hið)

1. the (definite article)
   • Genesis 1:31 (Icelandic Bible, New International Version)

     Og Guð leit allt, sem hann hafði gjört, og sjá, það var harla gott. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn sjötti dagur.

     God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Declension

    declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinn	hin	hið
accusative	hinn	hina	hið
dative	hinum	hinni	hinu
genitive	hins	hinnar	hins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinir	hinar	hin
accusative	hina	hinar	hin
dative	hinum	hinum	hinum
genitive	hinna	hinna	hinna

Derived terms

• hið opinbera

Synonyms

• (the): -inn, inn, enn

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic هناك (hunāka)

Pronoun

hinn

1. there

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Swedish

Verb

hinn

1. imperative of hinna.