heiden

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch heiden, from Middle Dutch heidin.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

heiden (plural heidene)

  1. pagan, heathen, person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion
  2. gentile

Derived terms[edit]

Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch heidin, a substantivised form of the adjective heidin (“pagan”), from heide (“heath”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

heiden m (plural heidenen, diminutive heidentje n)

  1. heathen, pagan, person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion
  2. gentile, non-Jew
  3. (figuratively) barbarian, Philistine in the uncivilised sense
  4. (obsolete, derogatory) gypsy (historical term for a Romani)

Hypernyms[edit]

  • (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion): ongelovige

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: heiden
  • Negerhollands: heiden

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

heiden

  1. genitive singular of heisi

Noun[edit]

heiden

  1. genitive plural of he (“he (a letter of some Semitic alphabets)”)

Veps[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

heiden

  1. genitive of hö
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