heks

See also: heks-

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch heks, from German Hexe, from Middle High German hecse, from Old High German hagzissa, from Proto-Germanic *hagatusjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛks/

• Audio:

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Noun

heks (plural hekse)

1. witch (sorceress)
2. (figurative, derogatory) witch (term of abuse for a woman)

Derived terms

• heksery

Danish

Etymology

From German Hexe

Noun

heks c (singular definite heksen, plural indefinite hekse)

1. a witch

Derived terms

• forhekse
• heksedoktor

Related terms

• hekseri

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hexe (15th c.), borrowed from Early Modern German Hexe. Displaced native Middle Dutch hagetisse. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛks/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: heks
• Rhymes: -ɛks

Noun

heks f (plural heksen, diminutive heksje n)

1. witch (sorceress)
2. (figurative, derogatory) witch (term of abuse for a woman)

Derived terms

• beheksen
• heksenbezem
• heksenboleet
• heksenbrouwsel
• heksenei
• heksenjacht
• heksenketel
• heksenkrans
• heksenkring
• heksenmelk
• heksensabbat
• hekserij
• toverheks

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: heks
• → Papiamentu: hèks

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

The masculine gender is from Danish heks. The feminine gender is from oral Norwegian.

Noun

heks f or m (definite singular heksa or heksen, indefinite plural hekser, definite plural heksene)

1. a witch, a hex

Derived terms

• forhekse
• heksedoktor

Related terms

• hekseri

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from German Hexe or a similar word in some related German dialect. Compare to Danish heks and Swedish häxa.

Noun

heks f (definite singular heksa, indefinite plural hekser, definite plural heksene)

1. a witch, a hag

Derived terms

• forhekse
• heksedoktor
• heksebrenning
• heksejakt
• heksekunst
• hekseri

References

• “heks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛks/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛks
• Syllabification: heks

Noun

heks f

1. genitive plural of heksa