hienieden

German

Alternative forms

• hiernieden (obsolete)
• hinieden (rare)

Etymology

From hie (“dated form of hier”) +‎ nieden (“down”) (obsolete).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiːˈniːdn̩/

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Adverb

hienieden

1. (dated, now only poetic or humorous) down here
2. (dated, in particular) down here on earth, in this world (not up in heaven)

Further reading

• “hienieden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “hienieden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon