hei

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Heiltsuk. === Symbol === hei (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Heiltsuk. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Heiltsuk terms == English == === Noun === hei (plural heis) Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter) === See also === === Anagrams === hie == Alemannic German == === Alternative forms === haim, heim, hemmu === Etymology === From Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb. === Noun === hei n (Formazza) home === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Cornish == === Noun === hei aspirate mutation of kei == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦɛi̯/ Hyphenation: hei Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Homophones: hij, Hei === Etymology 1 === From heide with regular d-weakening (compare veder/veer, weder/weer, leder/leer, and so forth). ==== Noun ==== hei f (plural heides or heiden, diminutive heitje n) alternative form of heide === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== hei inflection of heien: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hei (compare Estonian hei, Ingrian hei, Karelian hei, Ludian hei, Veps hei). Compare also Old Norse hei (whence Swedish hej) and English hey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhei̯/, [ˈhe̞i̯] Rhymes: -ei Syllabification(key): hei Hyphenation(key): hei === Interjection === hei hi (greeting) hey (to get someone's attention) bye (often repeated twice: hei hei) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hei”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === hie == Galician == === Verb === hei first-person singular present indicative of haber (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of haver == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hei. Cognates include Finnish hei and Estonian hei. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhei̯/, [ˈhe̞i̯] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhei̯/, [ˈhe̞i̯] Rhymes: -ei̯ Hyphenation: hei === Interjection === hei Used to attract attention: hey! oi! ==== Synonyms ==== hoi === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 54 == Japanese == === Romanization === hei Rōmaji transcription of へい == Latin == === Alternative forms === ei === Etymology === Expressive. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛj] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛj] === Interjection === hei ah! oh!; an expression of grief or fear hei mihi! ― alas! woe is me! === References === “hei”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “hei”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “hei”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Latvian == === Interjection === hei hey == Low German == === Alternative forms === (more common in the western dialects, though still found in Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian and Low Prussian alongside hei) he hai === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛɪ̯/, /haɪ̯/ === Pronoun === hei m (genitive sin, dative em, dative 2 jüm, accusative en) (German Low German) (in some dialects, including Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian and Low Prussian, personal) alternative form of he (Low Prussian) Hei ös to lat. He is too late. === Pronoun === hei m (dative ühne or ühm' or ühm, accusative ühne or ühn or iähne, weak accusative ne) (German Low German) (Paderbornisch, personal) he == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German hī, contraction of hie, from Old High German hia, alternative form of hiar, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r. Compare archaic German hie. Also cognate with German hier, Dutch hier, English here. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hai̯/, [hɑɪ̯] Rhymes: -ɑɪ === Adverb === hei here, in this place ==== Derived terms ==== heiansdo === Further reading === hei in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire == Mandarin == === Romanization === hei (hei5 / hei0, Zhuyin ˙ㄏㄟ) nonstandard spelling of hēi nonstandard spelling of hèi ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhei/ [ˈhɛi] === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Particle ==== hei Future locative particle === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Polynesian *sei (compare with Tahitian hei and Samoan sei) ==== Noun ==== hei flower garland, lei === References === === Further reading === John C. Moorfield (2011), “hei”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== hei alternative form of hey (“hay”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Interjection ==== hei alternative form of hey (“hey”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== hei alternative form of heye (“hedge”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Pronoun ==== hei alternative form of he (“they”) === Etymology 5 === ==== Verb ==== hei alternative form of heien (“to lift up”) === Etymology 6 === ==== Adjective ==== hei alternative form of heigh (“high”) == Mòcheno == === Etymology === From Middle High German höuwe, from Old High German hewi, houwi, from Proto-West Germanic *hawi, from Proto-Germanic *hawją (“hay”). Cognate with German Heu, English hay. === Noun === hei n hay ==== Related terms ==== heibeger === References === “hei” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hei. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /hæɪ/ Rhymes: -æɪ ==== Interjection ==== hei hi (greeting) hei! hi! ===== Derived terms ===== heie === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse heiðr. ==== Noun ==== hei f or m (definite singular heia or heien, indefinite plural heier, definite plural heiene) a heath or moor === References === “hei” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛɪː/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hei. ==== Interjection ==== hei hi (greeting) hei! hi! ===== Derived terms ===== heie === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse heiðr. Akin to English heath. ==== Noun ==== hei f (definite singular heia, indefinite plural heier or heiar, definite plural heiene or heiane) a heath or moor ===== Derived terms ===== heilo === References === “hei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Frisian == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hugi. === Noun === hei m mind, sense ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== North Frisian: huwggje == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === hey (obsolete) ey (obsolete) ei (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese ei, from a Proto-Romance */ˈajo/, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic *habēō or *haβēō, the latter may be from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, to take”). === Pronunciation === Homophone: ei Hyphenation: hei === Verb === hei first-person singular present indicative of haver ==== Derived terms ==== -ei === References === == Romanian == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hej/ === Interjection === hei hey == Romansh == === Alternative forms === hai (Vallader) === Interjection === hei (Puter, Vallader) yes (used to indicate agreement with the speaker in a conversation) ==== Derived terms ==== bainschi hei ==== Related terms ==== == Scots == === Pronoun === hei (Southern Scots, personal) he === See also === ei == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology 1 === From English high. ==== Adjective ==== hei high === Etymology 2 === From English hare. ==== Noun ==== hei paca ===== Alternative forms ===== ei == Tahitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *sei (compare with Māori hei and Samoan sei) === Noun === hei flower garland, lei === References === === Further reading === Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎[3] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN “hei” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy. == Zyphe == === Verb === hei to be spicy to ask === References === Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎[4]