See also: héin and Hein

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch hein, from the verb heinen (to physically demarcate lands) (modern heinen, also omheinen).

Noun

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hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)

  1. physical demarcation between fields or yards, like a fence, wall or ditch
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)

  1. skinny person
  2. skinny horse
  3. personification of death
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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *haina, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śaina-. Cognate with Lithuanian šienas, Proto-Slavic *sěno.

Noun

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hein (genitive heina, partitive heina)

  1. hay

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Finnish

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Noun

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hein

  1. instructive plural of he (a letter in some Semitic alphabets)

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French

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Etymology

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From earlier hen, heim, from Latin hem (eh?).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

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hein

  1. huh, hey, eh
    • 1968, Serge Gainsbourg, “Bonnie and Clyde”, in Initials B.B., performed by Serge Gainsbourg ft. Brigitte Bardot:
      Ça vous a plu, hein ? Vous en d'mandez encore / Eh bien, écoutez l'histoire de Bonnie and Clyde
      You liked it, did you? You want more / Well then, listen to the story of Bonnie and Clyde

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Ludian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *haina.

Noun

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hein

  1. hay

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin hem (eh?). Compare French hein.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hein?

  1. (Brazil) huh? hm? (reinforces a question)
    Onde é que você estava, hein?Where were you?
    Qual foi? Hein?What’s your problem? Hmm?
  2. (Brazil, at the end of a sentence) huh? eh? (creates a tag question)
    Synonyms: né?, foi?
    Então você gostou, hein?So you liked it, eh?
  3. (Brazil, only by itself) huh? (expresses confusion)
    Synonym: hã?
    Hein? Ela fez o quê?!Huh? She did what?!
  4. (Brazil, only by itself) huh? (used when one didn’t hear something)
    Synonyms: hã?, como?, oi?
    Hein? Fala mais alto.Huh? Speak up.

Usage notes

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The spelling hein was abandoned with the first spelling reforms of Portuguese in favor of hem, presumably for faithfulness to etymology. However, this spelling is no longer proscribed and presently the most common spelling for the interjection; many new editions of 20th-century works have restored it.

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Veps

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *haina.

Noun

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hein

  1. grass
  2. hay

Inflection

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Inflection of hein (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing. hein
genitive sing. heinän
partitive sing. heinäd
partitive plur. heinid
singular plural
nominative hein heinäd
accusative heinän heinäd
genitive heinän heiniden
partitive heinäd heinid
essive-instructive heinän heinin
translative heinäks heinikš
inessive heinäs heiniš
elative heinäspäi heinišpäi
illative heinähä heinihe
adessive heinäl heinil
ablative heinälpäi heinilpäi
allative heinäle heinile
abessive heinäta heinita
comitative heinänke heinidenke
prolative heinädme heinidme
approximative I heinänno heinidenno
approximative II heinännoks heinidennoks
egressive heinännopäi heinidennopäi
terminative I heinähäsai heinihesai
terminative II heinälesai heinilesai
terminative III heinässai
additive I heinähäpäi heinihepäi
additive II heinälepäi heinilepäi

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References

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  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “сено, трава”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika