heet

See also: Heet and -heet

Dutch

Alternative forms

• heit (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦeːt/
• Hyphenation: heet
• Rhymes: -eːt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hêet, from Old Dutch *hēt, from Proto-West Germanic *hait, from Proto-Germanic *haitaz.

Adjective

heet (comparative heter, superlative heetst)

1. hot (very warm)

   Antonyms: koud, koel

   Het water in het zwembad was heet na een hele dag in de zon te hebben gelegen.

   The water in the swimming pool was hot after lying in the sun all day.

2. spicy, hot

   De curry was erg heet vanwege de toegevoegde pepers.

   The curry was very spicy due to the added peppers.

Inflection

Inflection of heet
uninflected	heet
inflected	hete
comparative	heter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		heet	heter	het heetst het heetste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	hete	hetere	heetste
	n. sing.	heet	heter	heetste
	plural	hete	hetere	heetste
definite		hete	hetere	heetste
partitive		heets	heters	—

Related terms

• hitte

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: hete
• Jersey Dutch: heît
• Negerhollands: heet

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

heet

1. inflection of heten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• hete, thee

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːt/

Verb

heet

1. third-person singular present indicative of haen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hēt, from Proto-West Germanic *hait.

Adjective

hêet

1. hot
2. passionate

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	hêet	hête	hêet	hête
	Definite	hête		hête
Accusative	Indefinite	hêten	hête	hêet	hête
	Definite			hête
Genitive		hêets	hêter	hêets	hêter
Dative		hêten	hêter	hêten	hêten

Alternative forms

• heit

Descendants

• Dutch: heet, heit
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hete
  • Jersey Dutch: heît
  • Negerhollands: heet
• Limburgish: heit

Further reading

• “heet (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “heet (VI)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page VI

Middle English

Noun

heet

1. Alternative form of hete (“heat”)