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From Middle Dutch hein, from the verb heinen (“to physically demarcate lands”) (modern heinen, also omheinen).
hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)
- physical demarcation between fields or yards, like a fence, wall or ditch
hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje n)
- skinny person
- skinny horse
- personification of death
From Proto-Finnic *haina, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śaina-. Cognate with Lithuanian šienas, Proto-Slavic *sěno.
hein (genitive heina, partitive heina)
Declension of hein (type hein)
hein
- instructive plural of he
From earlier hen, heim, from Latin hem (“eh?”).
hein
- 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
- “hein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
From Proto-Finnic *haina.
hein
Inherited from Latin hem (“eh?”). Compare French hein.
hein?
- (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?
- (Brazil, used by itself) what? (used when one didn’t hear or understand something)
- Synonym: como?
- (Brazil) response to a statement that is unexpected or idiotic
From Proto-Finnic *haina.
hein
Inflection of hein (inflection type 6/kuva) | |||
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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 |