heidens

Dutch

Alternative forms

• heidensch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch heidensc, heidijnsc, from Old Dutch *hēthinisk, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþinisk, equivalent to heiden +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.dəns/

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• Hyphenation: hei‧dens

Adjective

heidens (comparative heidenser, superlative meest heidens or heidenst)

1. pagan (pertaining to paganism)

   Synonym: pagaans

2. gentile (pertaining to non-Jews)
3. (derogatory) uncivilised, heathen
4. (colloquial) immense, enormous

Declension

Declension of heidens
uninflected	heidens
inflected	heidense
comparative	heidenser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		heidens	heidenser	het heidenst het heidenste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	heidense	heidensere	heidenste
	n. sing.	heidens	heidenser	heidenste
	plural	heidense	heidensere	heidenste
definite		heidense	heidensere	heidenste
partitive		heidens	heidensers	—