Hexe

== German == === Alternative forms === Hex, Hex' (poetic) === Etymology === From Middle High German hecse, hesse, from Old High German hagazussa, from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate with English hag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛk.sə/ Homophone: Haeckse === Noun === Hexe f (genitive Hexe, plural Hexen, masculine (literal sense only) Hexer, feminine (both uncommon) Hexerin or Hexin) witch, sorceress Synonyms: Zauberin, Magierin (figurative, derogatory) witch, hag (evil and/or ugly woman) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Hexenmeisterin Kräuterhexe schwarze Hexe weiße Hexe ==== Coordinate terms ==== Hexer Hexenmeister Magier Zauberer Zaubrer ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: heksa === Further reading === “Hexe” in Duden online “Hexe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hunsrik == === Noun === Hexe plural of Hex == Pennsylvania German == === Noun === Hexe plural of Hex