Heu

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: heu and HEU

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hawją. Cognate with Old Norse hey (Danish ) and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍅𐌹 (hawi).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /hɔɪ̯/, [hɔɪ̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯

Noun

[edit]

Heu n (strong, genitive Heues or Heus, no plural)

  1. hay
    das Heu trocknento make hay
    eine Stecknadel im Heuhaufen suchento look for a needle in a haystack
  2. (colloquial) plentiful money
  3. (slang) marijuana

Declension

[edit]
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • Heu” in Duden online
  • Heu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache