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Heu

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See also: heu and HEU

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German höuwe, houwe, höu, from Old High German hewi, houwi, hou, from Proto-West Germanic *hawi, from Proto-Germanic *hawją. Cognate with Old Norse hey (Danish ), English hay, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍅𐌹 (hawi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Heu n (strong, genitive Heues or Heus, no plural)

  1. hay
    das Heu trocknento make hay
    eine Stecknadel im Heuhaufen suchento look for a needle in a haystack
  2. (colloquial) plentiful money
  3. (slang) marijuana

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Heu” in Duden online
  • Heu”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)