Hela

See also: hela, HeLa, helá, héla, helą, and Helą

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Hela

1. Alternative form of Hel (Norse goddess)

Etymology 2

Noun

Hela (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of Elu (“ancestral form of the Sinhalese language”)

Anagrams

• Aleh, Hale, Heal, Leah, hale, heal

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛla]

Proper noun

Hela f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Helena

Declension

Declension of Hela (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Hela	Hely
genitive	Hely	Hel
dative	Hele	Helám
accusative	Helu	Hely
vocative	Helo	Hely
locative	Hele	Helách
instrumental	Helou	Helami

Further reading

• “Hela”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Hela”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old Czech

Etymology

Clipping of Helena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɣɛɫa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɦɛla/

Proper noun

Hela f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Hela (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Hela	Hele	Hely
genitive	Hely	Helú	Hel
dative	Hele	Helama	Helám
accusative	Helu	Hele	Hely
vocative	Helo	Hele	Hely
locative	Hele	Helú	Helách
instrumental	Helú	Helama	Helami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Hela”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of Helena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛ.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: He‧la
• Homophone: hela

Proper noun

Hela f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Helena

Declension

Declension of Hela

	singular	plural
nominative	Hela	Hele
genitive	Heli	Hel
dative	Heli	Helom
accusative	Helę	Hele
instrumental	Helą	Helami
locative	Heli	Helach
vocative	Helu	Hele

Further reading

• Hela in Polish dictionaries at PWN