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hind

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /haɪnd/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪnd

Etymology 1

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From Middle English hinde, from Old English hindan (“at the rear, from behind”), Proto-Germanic *hinder (“behind, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-ta- (“down, below, with, far, along, against”), from *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hindana, “from beyond”), Old Norse hindr (“obstacle”), Old Norse handan (“from that side, beyond”), Old High German hintana (“behind”), German hinter (“behind, beyond”), Old English hinder (“behind, back, in the farthest part, down”), Latin contra (“in return, against”). More at hinder, contrary.

Adjective

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hind (comparative hinder, superlative hindmost)

  1. Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
  2. Backward; to the rear.
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Etymology 2

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Wikispecies From Middle English hind, hinde, hynde, from Old English hind, Proto-West Germanic *hindu, from Proto-Germanic *hindō, *hindiz, from a formation on Proto-Indo-European *ḱem- (“hornless”). Cognate with Dutch hinde, German Hinde, Danish hind.

Noun

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hind (countable and uncountable, plural hind or hinds)

  1. A female deer, especially a red deer at least two years old.
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition III, section 1, member 3:
      Nature binds all creatures to love their young ones; an hen to preserve her brood will run upon a lion, an hind will fight with a bull, a sow with a bear, a silly sheep with a fox.
    • 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page v:
      The ſpring diſplaying her elegant taſte, the proud walk of the gold-feathered pheaſant, the light tread of the ſmall-hoofed hind, and the dancing of the ſtar-trained peacock, infuſed joy into the ſoul of the ſpectator of the aſtoniſhing works of the Creator.
  2. A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus.
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  • (female deer): doe
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Etymology 3

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From Middle English hynd, hine, from Old English hī(ġ)na, genitive plural of hīġa (“servant, family member”), in the phrase hīna fæder ‘paterfamilias’. The -d is a later addition (compare sound). Compare Old Frisian hinde (“servant”).

Noun

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hind (plural hinds)

  1. (archaic) A servant, especially an agricultural labourer.
    • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Of the Parcimony of Our Forefathers”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 167:
      Attilius Regulus […] writ vnto the common-wealth, that a hynde, or plough-boy whom he had left alone to over-ſee and husband his land (which in all was but ſeaven acres of ground) was run away from his charge […].
    • 1792, Robert Bowmaker, “Number LI. Parish of Dunse, (County of Berwick.)”, in John Sinclair, editor, The Statistical Account of Scotland. Drawn Up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes, volume IV, Edinburgh: Printed and sold by William Creech [et al.], →OCLC, page 386:
      The farmers ſervants who have families, and engage by the year, are called hinds, and receive 10 bolls oats, 2 bolls barley, and 1 boll peas, which two laſt articles are called hummel corn, […]
    • 1827, Maria Elizabeth Budden, Nina, An Icelandic Tale‎[1], page 41:
      The peaceful tenour of Nina's life was interrupted one morning by the mysterious looks and whisperings of her maids and hinds.
    • 1931, Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth:
      that my brother can sit at leisure in a seat and learn something and I must work like a hind, who am your son as well as he!
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hind.

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Anagrams

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Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian هند (hind). Cognate with Turkish Hint, Uzbek hind.

Noun

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hind (definite accusative hindi, plural hindlər)

  1. (uncommon nowadays) Indian (person from India)
    Synonyms: hindli, (Classical Azerbaijani) hindi
  2. (in izafet II compounds)
    1. Hindi
      hind dili ― Hindi language
    2. Indian (of or relating to India)

Declension

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Declension of hind
singular plural
nominative hindhindlər
definite accusative hindihindləri
dative hindəhindlərə
locative hinddəhindlərdə
ablative hinddənhindlərdən
definite genitive hindinhindlərin
Possessive forms of hind
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hindim hindlərim
sənin (“your”) hindin hindlərin
onun (“his/her/its”) hindi hindləri
bizim (“our”) hindimiz hindlərimiz
sizin (“your”) hindiniz hindləriniz
onların (“their”) hindi or hindləri hindləri
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hindimi hindlərimi
sənin (“your”) hindini hindlərini
onun (“his/her/its”) hindini hindlərini
bizim (“our”) hindimizi hindlərimizi
sizin (“your”) hindinizi hindlərinizi
onların (“their”) hindini or hindlərini hindlərini
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hindimə hindlərimə
sənin (“your”) hindinə hindlərinə
onun (“his/her/its”) hindinə hindlərinə
bizim (“our”) hindimizə hindlərimizə
sizin (“your”) hindinizə hindlərinizə
onların (“their”) hindinə or hindlərinə hindlərinə
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hindimdə hindlərimdə
sənin (“your”) hindində hindlərində
onun (“his/her/its”) hindində hindlərində
bizim (“our”) hindimizdə hindlərimizdə
sizin (“your”) hindinizdə hindlərinizdə
onların (“their”) hindində or hindlərində hindlərində
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hindimdən hindlərimdən
sənin (“your”) hindindən hindlərindən
onun (“his/her/its”) hindindən hindlərindən
bizim (“our”) hindimizdən hindlərimizdən
sizin (“your”) hindinizdən hindlərinizdən
onların (“their”) hindindən or hindlərindən hindlərindən
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hindimin hindlərimin
sənin (“your”) hindinin hindlərinin
onun (“his/her/its”) hindinin hindlərinin
bizim (“our”) hindimizin hindlərimizin
sizin (“your”) hindinizin hindlərinizin
onların (“their”) hindinin or hindlərinin hindlərinin

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Further reading

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  • “hind” in Obastan.com.

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.

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Noun

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hind c (singular definite hinden, plural indefinite hinder or hinde)

  1. hind (female deer)

Inflection

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Declension of hind
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hind hinden hinder
hinde 		hinderne
hindene
genitive hinds hindens hinders
hindes 		hindernes
hindenes

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *hinta. Cognate with Finnish hinta and Votic intõ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhind̥/, [ˈ(h)ind̥]
  • Rhymes: -ind
  • Hyphenation: hind

Noun

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hind (genitive hinna, partitive hinda)

  1. price (the monetary expression of the value of a good, the amount of money or some other material value that is given in exchange for buying something or that is demanded when selling something)
    • 1926-1933, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, chapter XI, in Tõde ja õigus (Truth and Justice)‎[2], page 79:
      Küll arvas ka tema, et kraav on Pearu oma, sest ta seisis ju tema krundil, aga peale selle arvas ta veel, et temal, Andresel, oleks pidanud õigus olema esimese vee jooksmist näha, sest tema oli ju kraavi eest poole hinda maksnud ja vett oli kraavi kahtlemata rohkem tulnud tema kui Pearu maa seest.
      He also thought that the ditch belonged to Pearu, because it was on his land, but he also thought that he, Andres, should have had the right to see the first water running, because he had paid half the price for the ditch and the water had undoubtedly come more from his land than from Pearu's.

Declension

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Declension of hind (ÕS type 22u/leib, nd-n gradation)
singular plural
nominative hind hinad
accusative nom.
gen. hina
genitive hindade
partitive hinda hindu
hindasid
illative hinda
hinasse 		hindadesse
hinusse
inessive hinas hindades
hinus
elative hinast hindadest
hinust
allative hinale hindadele
hinule
adessive hinal hindadel
hinul
ablative hinalt hindadelt
hinult
translative hinaks hindadeks
hinuks
terminative hinani hindadeni
essive hinana hindadena
abessive hinata hindadeta
comitative hinaga hindadega

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References

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  • hind in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “hind”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Faroese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hinna.

Noun

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hind f (genitive singular hindar, plural hindir)

  1. membrane
Declension
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f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hind hindin hindir hindirnar
accusative hind hindina hindir hindirnar
dative hind hindini hindum hindunum
genitive hindar hindarinnar hinda hindanna
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.

Noun

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hind f (genitive singular hindar, plural hindir)

  1. hind (female deer)
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f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hind hindin hindir hindirnar
accusative hind hindina hindir hindirnar
dative hind hindini hindum hindunum
genitive hindar hindarinnar hinda hindanna
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.

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hind f (genitive singular hindar, nominative plural hindir)

  1. female deer, hind

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Declension of hind (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hind hindin hindir hindirnar
accusative hind hindina hindir hindirnar
dative hind hindinni hindum hindunum
genitive hindar hindarinnar hinda hindanna

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hindi, from Proto-Germanic *hindō, *hindiz, whence also Old High German hinta, Old Norse hind.

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hind f

  1. hind, doe

Declension

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Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative hind hinde, hinda
accusative hind, hinde hinde, hinda
genitive hinde hinda
dative hinde hindum

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  • Middle English: hind, hinde, hynde

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Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Early Scots hyne (“stripling”), from Northumbrian Old English hīȝu or hīȝan (“members of a household”).

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hind (plural hinds)

  1. (archaic) A skilled labourer on a farm, especially a ploughman. In Southern Scotland, specifically a married skilled farmworker given housing in a cottage and often given special privileges in addition to his wages. Occasionally a derogatory term.

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  • hindin (“the act of being a hind”)
  • hindish (“to be like a hind; rustic”)

Slovak

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hind m pers

  1. Hindu

Further reading

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  • “hind”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hind, cognate with Old High German hinta, German Hinde, English hind.

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hind c

  1. a doe, a hind; the female of deer
    skygg som en hind
    shy as a doe
    Man kan ej för samma kärra spänna en häst och en hind.
    One can not harness to the same cart a horse and a trembling doe.

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Declension of hind
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hind hinds
definite hinden hindens
plural indefinite hindar hindars
definite hindarna hindarnas

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Uzbek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Chagatai هند, from Classical Persian هند (hind).

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hind (plural hindlar)

  1. Indian (person from India)
    hind tili ― Hindi

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