hein

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See also: héin and Hein

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)

  1. physical demarcation between fields or yards, like a fence, wall or ditch
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)

  1. skinny person
  2. skinny horse
  3. personification of death
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Estonian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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hein (genitive heina, partitive heina)

  1. hay

Declension

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Derived terms

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Finnish

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Noun

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hein

  1. instructive plural of he (a letter in some Semitic alphabets)

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

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hein

  1. huh, hey, eh
    • 1968, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics and music), “Bonnie and Clyde”, in Initials B.B., performed by Serge Gainsbourg ft. Brigitte Bardot:
      Ça vous a plu, hein ? Vous en d’mandez encore / Eh bien, écoutez l’histoire de Bonnie and Clyde
      You liked it, did you? You want more / Well then, listen to the story of Bonnie and Clyde

Further reading

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Ludian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *haina.

Noun

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hein

  1. hay

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hein?

  1. (Brazil, at the end of a sentence) huh? (used as a reinforcement of a question)
    Synonym: né?
    Então, você gostou, hein?
    So, you liked that, huh?
  2. (Brazil, used by itself) what? (used when one didn’t hear or understand something)
    Synonym: como?
  3. (Brazil) response to a statement that is unexpected or idiotic

Synonyms

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  • hã?
  • (response to an statement that wasn't understood or wasn't expected): oi?

Derived terms

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Veps

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *haina.

Noun

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hein

  1. grass
  2. hay

Inflection

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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 terms

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References

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  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “сено, трава”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika