See also: héin

DutchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)

  1. physical demarcation between fields or yards, like a fence, wall or ditch.
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)

  1. skinny person
  2. skinny horse
  3. personification of death
Derived termsEdit

EstonianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

hein (genitive heina, partitive heina)

  1. hay

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

FinnishEdit

NounEdit

hein

  1. instructive plural of he

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃/
  • (file)

InterjectionEdit

hein

  1. huh, hey, eh

Further readingEdit

LudianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *haina.

NounEdit

hein

  1. hay

PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

hein?

  1. (Brazil, at the end of a sentence) huh? (used as a reinforcement of a question)
    Então, você gostou, hein?
    So, you liked that, huh?
  2. (Brazil, used by itself) what? (used when one didn’t hear or understand something)

InterjectionEdit

hein?!

  1. (Brazil) response to a statement that is unexpected or idiotic

VepsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *haina.

NounEdit

hein

  1. grass
  2. hay

InflectionEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

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