heno

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fēnum, early monophthongized variant of faenum, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no-, from *dʰeh₁(y)-. Compare English fennel and fenugreek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeno/ [ˈe.no]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: he‧no

Noun

heno m (plural henos)

1. hay

Derived terms

• fiebre del heno
• henar
• heno blanco
• tener alguien el hen
• traer heno, en el cuerno

 

Related terms

• fenogreco
• henil
• hinojo

 

Further reading

• “heno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh henoid, from Proto-Brythonic *hanoɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *sindainoxtē (“tonight”, literally “on this night”). Cognate with Breton henoazh, Cornish haneth, Old Irish innocht.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnɔ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈheːnɔ/, /ˈhɛnɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛnɔ

Adverb

heno

1. tonight, this evening

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “heno”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies