hintra

hintra

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhintrɐ/

Adverb

hintra

  1. backward, backwards, to the back (direction towards the speaker)

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

See also

Bavarian adverbs of place and direction
adverbs
from to here there
place her hi /dou dort/duart
inside eina eini/-e, nei herin drin
outside aussa/assa aussi/-e, assi, naus heraust draussn
up auffa/affa auffi/-e, affi, nauf herobn drobn
down åwa åwi/-e, , åi herunt druntn
forth fiara fiari/-e vorn davor
behind hinta, hintra hinti/-e, hintri/-e hintn dahinta
over here umma ummi/-e herent drent, entn
over there dåna dåni/-e herdånt hidånt
closer zuara zuari/-e