hees

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hees, from Old Dutch hes, from Proto-Germanic *haisaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦeːs/

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• Hyphenation: hees
• Rhymes: -eːs
• Homophones: Hees, Heesch

Adjective

hees (comparative heser, superlative meest hees or heest)

1. hoarse, rough, husky, grating

Inflection

Declension of hees
uninflected	hees
inflected	hese
comparative	heser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		hees	heser	het heest het heeste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	hese	hesere	heeste
	n. sing.	hees	heser	heeste
	plural	hese	hesere	heeste
definite		hese	hesere	heeste
partitive		hees	hesers	—

Synonyms

• schor

Derived terms

• heesheid

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: hers, heers

Verb

hees

1. singular past indicative of hijsen

Anagrams

• hese

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːs/
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German heis. Cognate with German heiser, Dutch hees, English hoarse, Icelandic hás.

Adjective

hees (masculine heesen, neuter heest, comparative méi hees, superlative am heesten)

1. hoarse

Declension

declension of hees

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass hees	si ass hees	et ass hees	si si(nn) hees
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	heesen	hees	heest	hees
	independent without determiner			heeses	heeser
dative	after any declined word	heesen	heeser	heesen	heesen
	as first declined word	heesem		heesem

Etymology 2

Inflected form of haen (“to hit”).

Verb

hees

1. second-person singular present indicative of haen

Middle English

Noun

hees

1. Alternative form of heste (“directive”)

Somali

Noun

hees

1. song