heint

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German hīnaht (“tonight”). Cognate with Yiddish הײַנט (haynt, “today”), Alemannic German hinecht (“tonight”), and obsolete German heint, heinacht (“tonight”).

Adverb

heint

1. today

German

Alternative forms

• heinacht

Etymology

From Middle High German hīnaht, from Old High German hīnaht (“tonight”), contracted from hiu naht (“this night”); compare similar development in heute (“today”).

Cognate with Alemannic German hinecht (“tonight”) and with Yiddish הײַנט (haynt) and Bavarian heint, both of which have developed the sense “today”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ̯nt/

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Adverb

heint

1. (obsolete) tonight