hind

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haɪnd/ Rhymes: -aɪnd === Etymology 1 === From Middle English hinde, from Old English hindan (“at the rear, from behind”), Proto-Germanic *hinder (“behind, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-ta- (“down, below, with, far, along, against”), from *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hindana, “from beyond”), Old Norse hindr (“obstacle”), Old Norse handan (“from that side, beyond”), Old High German hintana (“behind”), German hinter (“behind, beyond”), Old English hinder (“behind, back, in the farthest part, down”), Latin contra (“in return, against”). More at hinder, contrary. ==== Adjective ==== hind (comparative hinder, superlative hindmost) Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). Backward; to the rear. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English hind, hinde, hynde, from Old English hind, Proto-West Germanic *hindu, from Proto-Germanic *hindō, *hindiz, from a formation on Proto-Indo-European *ḱem- (“hornless”). Cognate with Dutch hinde, German Hinde, Danish hind. ==== Noun ==== hind (countable and uncountable, plural hind or hinds) A doe (female deer), especially a red deer at least two years old. A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus. ===== Synonyms ===== (female deer): doe ===== Derived terms ===== hindberry red hind ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English hynd, hine, from Old English hī(ġ)na, genitive plural of hīġa (“servant, family member”), in the phrase hīna fæder ‘paterfamilias’. The -d is a later addition (compare sound). Compare Old Frisian hinde (“servant”). ==== Noun ==== hind (plural hinds) (archaic) A servant, especially an agricultural labourer. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hind. === References === “hind”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hind”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Dinh == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Persian هِنْد (hind). Cognate with Turkish Hint, Uzbek hind. === Noun === hind (definite accusative hindi, plural hindlər) (uncommon now) Indian (person from India) Synonyms: hindli, (Classical Azerbaijani) hindi (in izafet II compounds) Hindi hind dili ― Hindi language Indian (of or relating to India) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hind” in Obastan.com. == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /henˀ/, [henˀ] === Noun === hind c (singular definite hinden, plural indefinite hinder or hinde) hind (female deer) ==== Inflection ==== == Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hinta. Cognate with Finnish hinta and Votic intõ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhind̥/, [ˈ(h)ind̥] Rhymes: -ind Hyphenation: hind === Noun === hind (genitive hinna, partitive hinda) price (the monetary expression of the value of a good, the amount of money or some other material value that is given in exchange for buying something or that is demanded when selling something) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === hind in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “hind”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == Faroese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪnt/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hinna. ==== Noun ==== hind f (genitive singular hindar, plural hindir) membrane ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== hinna === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz. ==== Noun ==== hind f (genitive singular hindar, plural hindir) hind (female deer) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hindber == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪnt/ Rhymes: -ɪnt === Noun === hind f (genitive singular hindar, nominative plural hindir) female deer, hind ==== Declension ==== == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hindi, from Proto-Germanic *hindō, *hindiz, whence also Old High German hinta, Old Norse hind. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xind/, [hind] === Noun === hind f hind, doe ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== hindċealf ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: hind, hinde, hynde Scots: hynde, hynd, hind English: hind === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hind”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Scots == === Alternative forms === hynd, hynde, hyne, hin, hine === Etymology === From Early Scots hyne (“stripling”), from Northumbrian Old English hīġu or hīġan (“members of a household”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhəin(d)/ (Hawick) IPA(key): /ˈhɪnd/ === Noun === hind (plural hinds) (archaic) A skilled labourer on a farm, especially a ploughman. In Southern Scotland, specifically a married skilled farmworker given housing in a cottage and often given special privileges in addition to his wages. Occasionally a derogatory term. ==== Derived terms ==== hindin (“the act of being a hind”) hindish (“to be like a hind; rustic”) == Slovak == === Noun === hind m pers Hindu === Further reading === “hind”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish hind, cognate with Old High German hinta, German Hinde, English hind. === Noun === hind c a doe, a hind; the female of deer skygg som en hind shy as a doe ==== Declension ==== === References === “hind”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hind”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Uzbek == === Etymology === Inherited from Chagatai هند (hnd /⁠hind⁠/), from Classical Persian هِنْد (hind). === Noun === hind (plural hindlar) Indian (person from India) hind tili ― Hindi ==== Derived terms ==== hindcha Hindiston ==== Related terms ==== indeys