hein

Dutch

Etymology 1

From the Middle Dutch verb heinen (“to physically demarcate lands”), ultimately from pgm. *haginōn-, a verb derived from the pgm. noun *hag-, cognate with Dutch haag (“hedge”).

Noun

hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje)

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

Related terms

• haag, heg, hagen, behagen, omhagen
• heinen, heining, omheinen, omheining, ijzerenheinig

Etymology 2

Noun

hein m (plural heinen, diminutive heintje)

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

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Estonian

Etymology

Via Baltic from a Slavic language, compare Slovak seno.

Noun

hein (^??? please provide the genitive and partitive!)

1. hay

Declension

This Estonian noun needs an inflection-table template.

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French

Interjection

hein

1. huh, hey

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hem

Etymology

From Latin hem (“eh?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈẽj̃/

Interjection

hein?

1. (at the end of a sentence) huh? (used as a reinforcement of a question)

   Então, você gostou, hein?

   So, you like that, huh?

2. (used by itself) what? (used when one didn’t hear or understand something)

Interjection

hein?!

1. response to a statement that is unexpected or idiotic