heten

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See also: Heten, héten, and hetén

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch hêten, from Old Dutch hētan, originally from the passive voice of Proto-West Germanic *haitan, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb[edit]

heten

  1. (copulative) To be named; to have as name; to be called.
    Deze kat heet Felix.
    This cat is called Felix.
  2. (copulative) to be (a translation or synonym of); to be called.
    Hoe heet dat in het Frans?
    What is that in French?
  3. (transitive, dated) To name, to call (to provide with a name, to define a name as).
    • 1900, Frederik van Eeden, Van de koele meren des Doods, W. Versluys (publ., 1st ed.), page 7.
      Haar naam heet ik Hedwig Marga de Fontayne.
      I call her name Hedwig Marga de Fontayne.
    Synonym: noemen
  4. (copulative, dated) to be claimed; to be asserted.
    Het heet dat hij ziek is.
    It's being claimed that he is sick.
  5. (copulative, dated) to mean; to have as meaning
Usage notes[edit]
  • In a lot of dialects and colloquially the verb noemen (“call, give a name”) is used instead of heten. This is generally considered incorrect[1] and is not usually tolerated in written Dutch.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of heten (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive heten
past singular heette
past participle geheten
infinitive heten
gerund heten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular heet heette
2nd person sing. (jij) heet heette
2nd person sing. (u) heet heette
2nd person sing. (gij) heet heette
3rd person singular heet heette
plural heten heetten
subjunctive sing.1 hete heette
subjunctive plur.1 heten heetten
imperative sing. heet
imperative plur.1 heet
participles hetend geheten
1) Archaic.
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: heet
  • Negerhollands: hiet

Etymology 2[edit]

From heet.

Verb[edit]

heten

  1. (transitive) To heat, make warmer
  2. (intransitive) To heat up, become warmer
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To stir, arouse emotions etc.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of heten (weak)
infinitive heten
past singular heette
past participle geheet
infinitive heten
gerund heten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular heet heette
2nd person sing. (jij) heet heette
2nd person sing. (u) heet heette
2nd person sing. (gij) heet heette
3rd person singular heet heette
plural heten heetten
subjunctive sing.1 hete heette
subjunctive plur.1 heten heetten
imperative sing. heet
imperative plur.1 heet
participles hetend geheet
1) Archaic.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Taaladvies.net on noemen/heten

Hungarian[edit]

Hungarian numbers (edit)
70
 ←  6 7 8  → 
    Cardinal: hét
    Nominal: hetes
    Ordinal: hetedik
    Day of month: hetedike
    A.o.: hetedszer, hetedjére
    Adverbial: hétszer
    Multiplier: hétszeres
    Distributive: hetesével
    Collective: mind a hét
    Fractional: heted
    Number of people: heten

Etymology[edit]

From the het- stem of hét (“seven”) +‎ -en (adverb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛtɛn]
  • Hyphenation: he‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Adverb[edit]

heten (not comparable)

  1. the seven of us/you/them

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

  • héten (“on [a] week”, the superessive of the noun hét, or rarely that of the numeral hét)

Further reading[edit]

  • see III. 1. in (1): hét in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch hētan, from Proto-West Germanic *haitan.

Verb[edit]

hêten

  1. to proclaim, to declare
  2. to call (use the voice)
  3. to call, to name
  4. to be called, to have as name
  5. to command, to order

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 7
Infinitive hêten
3rd sg. past hiet
3rd pl. past hieten
Past participle gehêten
Infinitive hêten
In genitive hêtens
In dative hêtene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular hête hiet
2nd singular hêets, hêtes hiets, hietes
3rd singular hêet, hêtet hiet
1st plural hêten hieten
2nd plural hêet, hêtet hiet, hietet
3rd plural hêten hieten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular hête hiete
2nd singular hêets, hêtes hietes
3rd singular hête hiete
1st plural hêten hieten
2nd plural hêet, hêtet hietet
3rd plural hêten hieten
Imperative Present
Singular hêet, hête
Plural hêet, hêtet
Present Past
Participle hêtende gehêten

Alternative forms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old English hǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic *haitijan, from Proto-Germanic *haitijaną; equivalent to hete (“heat”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

heten (third-person singular simple present heteth, present participle hetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative hette, past participle het)

  1. To heat; to make warm or hot.
  2. To increase in heat; to become hot.
  3. To cause a hot sensation or heating.
  4. To make or become willing or fervent.
  5. (rare) To light aflame.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of heten (weak in -te)
infinitive (to) heten, hete
present tense past tense
1st-person singular hete hette
2nd-person singular hetest hettest
3rd-person singular heteth hette
subjunctive singular hete
imperative singular —
plural1 heten, hete hetten, hette
imperative plural heteth, hete —
participles hetynge, hetende het, yhet

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old English hǣtan, plural of hǣte, variant of hǣtu; equivalent to hete +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun[edit]

heten

  1. (Early Middle English) plural of hete (“heat”)

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

heten

  1. Alternative form of hetien

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

heten m

  1. definite singular of hete

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

heten m

  1. definite singular of hete
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