heden
See also: -heden
Danish
Noun
heden c
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch heden, also hude, huden, from Old Dutch hiudo, a contraction of the instrumental phrase *hiu dago (“on this day”). The appearance of the vowel -e- is unusual, the expected form in modern Dutch would be *huide(n), compare huidig.
Cognate with Old Saxon hiudu, hūdigu, German heute, West Frisian hjoed, Old English hēodæg.
Pronunciation
Adverb
heden
Noun
heden n (uncountable)
- the present
Derived terms
See also
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hadinaz, *hidanaz, cognate with Old Norse héðinn.
Pronunciation
Noun
heden m
Declension
Declension of heden (strong a-stem)
Swedish
Adjective
heden
Declension
Inflection of heden | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | heden | mer heden | mest heden |
Neuter singular | hedet | mer hedet | mest hedet |
Plural | hedna | mer hedna | mest hedna |
Masculine plural3 | hedne | mer hedna | mest hedna |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | hedne | mer hedne | mest hedne |
All | hedna | mer hedna | mest hedna |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Noun
heden
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