hinter

== English == === Etymology === From hint + -er. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɪntə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɪntɚ/, [ˈhɪɾ̃ɚ] Rhymes: -ɪntə(ɹ) === Noun === hinter (plural hinters) Agent noun of hint: someone who hints. === See also === hinder === Anagrams === nither, their'n, theirn == German == === Alternative forms === hinder (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German hinder, from Old High German hintar, from Proto-Germanic *hinder. As to the variation between ⟨nd⟩ and ⟨nt⟩: In Upper German texts, West Germanic *nd regularly surfaces as Old High German ⟨nt⟩, but Middle High German ⟨nd⟩ (alongside rare ⟨nt⟩ spellings). In the sequence ⟨nder⟩, however, modern German sporadically switches back to ⟨nter⟩. Compare hinter, unter (whence by analogy hinten, unten), munter, Sinter. The word Winter, which has unshifted West Germanic *nt, generally retained ⟨nt⟩ throughout (though seldom also Middle High German winder). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪntər/, [ˈhɪn.tɐ] Hyphenation: hin‧ter === Preposition === hinter [with dative (indicating location) or accusative (indicating movement)] behind, after after (in pursuit of) beyond (further away than) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adverb === hinter (colloquial, regional, parts of southern and eastern Germany) over; to some place fairly nearby Synonyms: hin, rüber