Héiss

See also: heiss and heiß

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German hæhse, alternative form of hahse, hehse, from Old High German hāhsena, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō.

Cognate with German Hachse, Haxe, (older also Hächse, Hechse), Dutch haas, English hock (obsolete dialectal huxen), Swedish has.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hei̯s/, [hɜɪ̯s]

Noun

Héiss f (plural Héissen)

1. knuckle of meat