hels

See also: hëls

Dutch

Etymology

From hel +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛls/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛls

Adjective

hels (comparative helser, superlative meest hels or helst)

1. (literal) hellish, in or related to hell

   Deze schilder had een voorliefde voor helse taferelen.

   This painter had a predilection for scenes featuring hell.

2. diabolically horrible, gruesome
3. devilishly extreme, intense

   Opeens klonk er een hels kabaal vanuit het café. Ik nam aan dat de band dus nog op tijd was gekomen.

   Suddenly an enormous uproar sounded from the café. So I supposed that the band had still made it in time.

4. chemically aggressive

   Dat is helse steen.

   That is hellish stone (i.e. silver nitrate).

Inflection

Declension of hels
uninflected	hels
inflected	helse
comparative	helser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		hels	helser	het helst het helste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	helse	helsere	helste
	n. sing.	hels	helser	helste
	plural	helse	helsere	helste
definite		helse	helsere	helste
partitive		hels	helsers	—

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hels

1. imperative of helsa