Hessian

See also: hessian

English

The Brothers Grimm were Hessians (natives of Hesse)

Etymology

Hesse +‎ -ian

Hessian soldiers

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛsɪən/, /ˈhɛsɪɛn/ (especially the senses 'inhabitant of Hesse', 'boot')
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʃən/ (especially the sense 'mercenary')

Adjective

Hessian (comparative more Hessian, superlative most Hessian)

1. Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
2. Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).

   Hessian line; Hessian point; Hessian matrix

Synonyms

• Hessean

 

Related terms

• Hesse
• Hessean

 

Translations

pertaining to Hesse

• Czech: hesenský (cs)
• Finnish: hesseniläinen (fi)
• French: hessois (fr)
• German: hessisch (de)
• Irish: Heiseánach
• Italian: assiano (it)
• Polish: heski (pl)
• Portuguese: hessiano
• Spanish: hessiano

Noun

Hessian (countable and uncountable, plural Hessians)

Hessians (boots)

1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
2. (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
3. (fashion) Ellipsis of Hessian boot.
4. (chiefly British) Ellipsis of Hessian cloth/Hessian fabric.: burlap, jute.
5. (mathematics) Ellipsis of Hessian matrix.

Derived terms

• Hessian boot
• Hessian cloth
• Hessian crucible
• Hessian fabric
• Hessian fly
• Hessian matrix

 

Related terms

• Hesse
• Hesseman
• Hessemann

 

Translations

native or inhabitant of Hesse

• Czech: Hesenec m
• Finnish: hesseniläinen (fi)
• French: Hessois (fr) m
• German: Hesse (de) m
• Italian: assiano (it)
• Portuguese: hessiano m
• Spanish: hessiano m

Anagrams

• Naishes, shenais