Hesse
English
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English Hesse
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛs/[1]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛs/, /ˈhɛsə/, /ˈhɛsi/[2]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛs, -ɛsə, -ɛsi
Proper noun
Hesse (countable and uncountable, plural Hesses)
- A state of modern Germany.
- A medieval principality and former duchy in Central Europe.
- 1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2:
- Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.
- (countable) A surname from German.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
state
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See also
| Area states: Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia |
| City states: Berlin · Bremen · Hamburg |
References
- ^ “Hesse”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
- ^ “Hesse”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɛs/
Proper noun
Hesse f
Derived terms
See also
| États de la zone: Bade-Wurtemberg · Bavière · Brandebourg · Hesse · Basse-Saxe · Mecklembourg-Poméranie-Occidentale · Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie · Rhénanie-Palatinat · Sarre · Saxe · Saxe-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringe |
| cités-États: Berlin · Brême · Hambourg |
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German Hesse, from Old High German Hesso, possibly ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (“to persecute; hate”). Compare Chatti, Chasuarii, Chattuarii.
Noun
Hesse m (weak, genitive Hessen, plural Hessen, feminine Hessin)
- Hessian (native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany) (usually male)
Declension
Declension of Hesse [masculine, weak]
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
Hesse f (genitive Hesse, plural Hessen)
- shank (of beef or veal)
Declension
Declension of Hesse [feminine]
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Hesse
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Hesse m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hesses or (with an article) Hesse, feminine genitive Hesse, plural Hesses or Hesse)
Declension
Declension of Hesse [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Hesse | (eine) | (die) | Hesse | (die) | Hesses, Hesse |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Hesses, Hesse1 | (einer) | (der) | Hesse | (der) | Hesses, Hesse |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Hesse | (einer) | (der) | Hesse | (den) | Hesses, Hesse |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Hesse | (eine) | (die) | Hesse | (die) | Hesses, Hesse |
1With an article.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proper noun
Hesse m
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proper noun
Hesse f