heden

See also: -heden

Danish

Noun

heden c

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of hede

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: he‧den
• Rhymes: -eːdən

Adverb

heden

1. today
2. presently

Noun

heden n (uncountable)

1. the present

Derived terms

• hedendaags
• hedendag
• hedenmeer
• hedenmorgen
• hedennacht
• hedenochtend
• tot heden
• tot op heden

See also

• verleden
• toekomst

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Old English

Alternative forms

• hæþen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hadinaz, *hidanaz, cognate with Old Norse héðinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe.den/, [ˈhe.den]

Noun

heden m

1. hood, chasuble

Declension

Declension of heden (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	heden	hednas
accusative	heden	hednas
genitive	hednes	hedna
dative	hedne	hednum

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Swedish

Adjective

heden

1. heathen

Declension

Inflection of heden
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

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of hed

Anagrams

• hedne