hiis

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hiici. Cognate with Finnish Finnish hiisi and Livvi hiiži (“devil”). The original meaning in Proto-Finnic was most likely "burial ground". Possibly a loan from Proto-Germanic *χīđiz (“den, thicket”) or *sīdǭ (“side”).

Noun

hiis (genitive hiie, partitive hiit)

1. sacred grove
2. a pagan holy place (usually a forest)

Declension

Declension of hiis (ÕS type 14/uus, d/t-ø-s gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hiis	hiied
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hiie
genitive			hiite
partitive		hiit	hiisi
illative		hiide hiiesse	hiitesse hiisisse
inessive		hiies	hiites hiisis
elative		hiiest	hiitest hiisist
allative		hiiele	hiitele hiisile
adessive		hiiel	hiitel hiisil
ablative		hiielt	hiitelt hiisilt
translative		hiieks	hiiteks hiisiks
terminative		hiieni	hiiteni
essive		hiiena	hiitena
abessive		hiieta	hiiteta
comitative		hiiega	hiitega

Derived terms

• hiigel-
• hiid