helle
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]helle
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]helle
Finnish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *heldeh (compare Karelian helleh), from an earlier *šelteš, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian šiltis).[1]
Noun
[edit]helle
- hot weather, swelter.
- (rare, chiefly figuratively) A hot place or heat.
Usage notes
[edit]As a technical term, in Finnish weather forecasts the term helle is used of temperatures above +25 °C (77 F).
Declension
[edit]Inflection of helle (Kotus type 48*I/hame, lt-ll gradation) | |||
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nominative | helle | helteet | |
genitive | helteen | helteiden helteitten | |
partitive | hellettä | helteitä | |
illative | helteeseen | helteisiin helteihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | helle | helteet | |
accusative | nom. | helle | helteet |
gen. | helteen | ||
genitive | helteen | helteiden helteitten | |
partitive | hellettä | helteitä | |
inessive | helteessä | helteissä | |
elative | helteestä | helteistä | |
illative | helteeseen | helteisiin helteihin | |
adessive | helteellä | helteillä | |
ablative | helteeltä | helteiltä | |
allative | helteelle | helteille | |
essive | helteenä | helteinä | |
translative | helteeksi | helteiksi | |
abessive | helteettä | helteittä | |
instructive | — | heltein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “helle”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]helle
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Regional variant of German hell. From Middle High German hellen, from the root of hell (“clear, bright”). Cognate with Dutch hel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]helle (strong nominative masculine singular heller, comparative heller, superlative am hellesten or am hellsten)
- (regional, Northern Germany, Berlin) clever, smart, bright
Declension
[edit]number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist helle | sie ist helle | es ist helle | sie sind helle | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | heller | helle | helles | helle |
genitive | hellen | heller | hellen | heller | |
dative | hellem | heller | hellem | hellen | |
accusative | hellen | helle | helles | helle | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der helle | die helle | das helle | die hellen |
genitive | des hellen | der hellen | des hellen | der hellen | |
dative | dem hellen | der hellen | dem hellen | den hellen | |
accusative | den hellen | die helle | das helle | die hellen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein heller | eine helle | ein helles | (keine) hellen |
genitive | eines hellen | einer hellen | eines hellen | (keiner) hellen | |
dative | einem hellen | einer hellen | einem hellen | (keinen) hellen | |
accusative | einen hellen | eine helle | ein helles | (keine) hellen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist heller | sie ist heller | es ist heller | sie sind heller | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | hellerer | hellere | helleres | hellere |
genitive | helleren | hellerer | helleren | hellerer | |
dative | hellerem | hellerer | hellerem | helleren | |
accusative | helleren | hellere | helleres | hellere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der hellere | die hellere | das hellere | die helleren |
genitive | des helleren | der helleren | des helleren | der helleren | |
dative | dem helleren | der helleren | dem helleren | den helleren | |
accusative | den helleren | die hellere | das hellere | die helleren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein hellerer | eine hellere | ein helleres | (keine) helleren |
genitive | eines helleren | einer helleren | eines helleren | (keiner) helleren | |
dative | einem helleren | einer helleren | einem helleren | (keinen) helleren | |
accusative | einen helleren | eine hellere | ein helleres | (keine) helleren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am hellesten er ist am hellsten |
sie ist am hellesten sie ist am hellsten |
es ist am hellesten es ist am hellsten |
sie sind am hellesten sie sind am hellsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | hellester hellster |
helleste hellste |
hellestes hellstes |
helleste hellste |
genitive | hellesten hellsten |
hellester hellster |
hellesten hellsten |
hellester hellster | |
dative | hellestem hellstem |
hellester hellster |
hellestem hellstem |
hellesten hellsten | |
accusative | hellesten hellsten |
helleste hellste |
hellestes hellstes |
helleste hellste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der helleste der hellste |
die helleste die hellste |
das helleste das hellste |
die hellesten die hellsten |
genitive | des hellesten des hellsten |
der hellesten der hellsten |
des hellesten des hellsten |
der hellesten der hellsten | |
dative | dem hellesten dem hellsten |
der hellesten der hellsten |
dem hellesten dem hellsten |
den hellesten den hellsten | |
accusative | den hellesten den hellsten |
die helleste die hellste |
das helleste das hellste |
die hellesten die hellsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein hellester ein hellster |
eine helleste eine hellste |
ein hellestes ein hellstes |
(keine) hellesten (keine) hellsten |
genitive | eines hellesten eines hellsten |
einer hellesten einer hellsten |
eines hellesten eines hellsten |
(keiner) hellesten (keiner) hellsten | |
dative | einem hellesten einem hellsten |
einer hellesten einer hellsten |
einem hellesten einem hellsten |
(keinen) hellesten (keinen) hellsten | |
accusative | einen hellesten einen hellsten |
eine helleste eine hellste |
ein hellestes ein hellstes |
(keine) hellesten (keine) hellsten |
Further reading
[edit]Karelian
[edit]Noun
[edit]helle
Limburgish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Unknown.
Adjective
[edit]helle (comparative helder, superlative helles, predicative superlative 't hèls)
Usage notes
[edit]Root changed into hel, only used as last word of a phrase.
- de hel vrów/de vrów is hel, mer ouch vröntjelik vs. die vrów is helle
Declension
[edit]number & gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | helle | helle | helle | helle | helle | helle |
genitive | hells | heller | heller | heller | hells | heller |
locative | helles | helles | helles | helles | helles | helles |
vocative1 | helle | |||||
dative2 | helle | hellen | heller | hellen | helle | hellen |
accusative2 | helle | hellen | helle | helle | helle | hellen |
1Limited to a few fossilized forms. | ||||||
2Nowadays obsolete, use the nominative instead. |
Etymology 2
[edit]From hel.
Noun
[edit]helle f
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch hella, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju.
Noun
[edit]helle f
Inflection
[edit]Weak feminine | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | helle | hellen |
Accusative | helle | hellen |
Genitive | hellen | hellen |
Dative | helle, hellen | hellen |
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “helle (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “helle (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English hell, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]helle (genitive helles or helle)
- Hell (the Christian place of damnation)
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[3], published c. 1410, Matheu 10:28, page 4v; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- and nyle ȝe dꝛede hem þat moun ſle þe bodi .· foꝛ þei moun not ſle þe ſoule / but raþere dꝛede ȝe hym þat mai leeſe boþe bodi and ſoule in to helle
- But don't fear those who can kill the body, because they can't kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who can destroy both the body and soul in Hell.
- Limbo (waiting place for souls)
- (by extension) The underworld in Greco-Roman legend.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “helle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
[edit]helle (plural helles, genitive helles or helle)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “helle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse hella, from hallr (stone).
Noun
[edit]helle f or m (definite singular hella or hellen, indefinite plural heller, definite plural hellene)
Synonyms
[edit]- (disc made of iron): takke
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse hella, from hallr (slope, incline).
Verb
[edit]helle (imperative hell, present tense heller, simple past hellet or helte, past participle hellet or helt, present participle hellende)
Synonyms
[edit]- (pour): pøse
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “helle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse hella, from hallr (stone).
Noun
[edit]helle f (definite singular hella, indefinite plural heller, definite plural hellene)
Synonyms
[edit]- (disc made of iron): takke
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “helle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
[edit]Noun
[edit]helle
- inflection of hell:
Votic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]helle
Inflection
[edit]Declension of helle (type VIII/päive, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | helle | helled |
genitive | hellä | hellije, hellii |
partitive | hellä | helliite, hellii |
illative | helläse, hellä | helliise |
inessive | hellez | helliiz |
elative | hellesse | helliisse |
allative | hellele | helliile |
adessive | hellelle | helliille |
ablative | hellelte | helliilte |
translative | hellessi | helliissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References
[edit]- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “hellä”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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