Hessian
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See also: hessian
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Hesse + -ian. Doublet of hessian.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Hessian_jager.jpg/220px-Hessian_jager.jpg)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhɛsɪən/, /ˈhɛsɪɛn/ (especially the senses 'inhabitant of Hesse', 'boot')
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛʃən/ (especially the sense 'mercenary')
Adjective
[edit]Hessian (comparative more Hessian, superlative most Hessian)
- Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
- Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).
- Hessian line; Hessian point; Hessian matrix
Synonyms
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[edit]pertaining to Hesse
Noun
[edit]Hessian (countable and uncountable, plural Hessians)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Hessian_boots_%28PSF%29.png/220px-Hessian_boots_%28PSF%29.png)
- A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
- (fashion) Ellipsis of Hessian boot.
- (chiefly British) Ellipsis of Hessian cloth/Hessian fabric.: burlap, jute.
- (mathematics) Ellipsis of Hessian matrix.
Derived terms
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[edit]native or inhabitant of Hesse
Proper noun
[edit]Hessian
- The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in Hesse.
Translations
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[edit]German
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Rugaction.jpg/220px-Rugaction.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English hessian.
Noun
[edit]Hessian m or n (strong, genitive Hessians or Hessian, no plural)
- hessian, burlap (a strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute)
- Synonyms: Sackleinen, Juteleinen, Rupfen
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hessian [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]
Further reading
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- English terms suffixed with -ian
- English doublets
- English 2-syllable words
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Fashion
- English ellipses
- British English
- en:Mathematics
- English proper nouns
- English eponyms
- en:American Revolution
- en:Demonyms
- en:Footwear
- en:Hesse
- German terms borrowed from English
- German terms derived from English
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German uncountable nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
- de:Fabrics