hei

See also: HEI, Hei, héi, hēi, hèi, and héí

Languages (27)

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Alemannic German • Cornish • Dutch • Finnish • Galician • Ingrian • Japanese • Latin • Latvian • Low German • Luxembourgish • Mandarin • Māori • Middle English • Mòcheno • Norwegian Bokmål • Norwegian Nynorsk • Old Frisian • Portuguese • Romanian • Romansh • Scots • Sranan Tongo • Tahitian • Zyphe

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Heiltsuk.

Symbol

hei

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Heiltsuk.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Heiltsuk terms

English

Noun

hei (plural heis)

1. Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter)

See also

etymologically unrelated multiword terms containing "hei"

• hei hei salt
• hei-tiki
• wok hei

Anagrams

• hie

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• haim, heim, hemmu

Etymology

From Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb.

Noun

hei n

1. (Formazza) home

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Cornish

Noun

hei

1. aspirate mutation of kei

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛi̯/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hei
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯
• Homophones: hij, Hei

Etymology 1

From heide with regular d-weakening (compare veder/veer, weder/weer, leder/leer, and so forth).

Noun

hei f (plural heides or heiden, diminutive heitje n)

1. alternative form of heide

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hei

1. inflection of heien:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hei (compare Estonian hei, Ingrian hei, Karelian hei, Ludian hei, Veps hei). Compare also Old Norse hei (whence Swedish hej) and English hey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯/, [ˈhe̞i̯]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ei
• Syllabification^(key): hei
• Hyphenation^(key): hei

Interjection

hei

1. hi (greeting)
2. hey (to get someone's attention)
3. bye (often repeated twice: hei hei)

Derived terms

• hei hei
• hei-huuto
• heippa
• hihhei

Further reading

• “hei”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• hie

Galician

Verb

hei

1. first-person singular present indicative of haber
2. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of haver

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hei. Cognates include Finnish hei and Estonian hei.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯/, [ˈhe̞i̯]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯/, [ˈhe̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -ei̯
• Hyphenation: hei

Interjection

hei

1. Used to attract attention: hey! oi!

Synonyms

• hoi

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 54

Japanese

Romanization

hei

1. Rōmaji transcription of へい

Latin

Alternative forms

• ei

Etymology

Expressive.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛj]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛj]

Interjection

hei

1. ah! oh!; an expression of grief or fear

   hei mihi! ― alas! woe is me!

References

• “hei”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “hei”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “hei”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

Interjection

hei

1. hey

Low German

Alternative forms

• (more common in the western dialects, though still found in Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian and Low Prussian alongside hei) he
• hai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛɪ̯/, /haɪ̯/

Pronoun

hei m (genitive sin, dative em, dative 2 jüm, accusative en) (German Low German)

1. (in some dialects, including Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian and Low Prussian, personal) alternative form of he

   (Low Prussian) Hei ös to lat.

   He is too late.

Pronoun

hei m (dative ühne or ühm' or ühm, accusative ühne or ühn or iähne, weak accusative ne) (German Low German)

1. (Paderbornisch, personal) he

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German hī, contraction of hie, from Old High German hia, alternative form of hiar, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r. Compare archaic German hie. Also cognate with German hier, Dutch hier, English here.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯/, [hɑɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑɪ

Adverb

hei

1. here, in this place

Derived terms

• heiansdo

Further reading

• hei in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Mandarin

Romanization

hei (hei⁵ / hei⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄏㄟ)

1. nonstandard spelling of hēi
2. nonstandard spelling of hèi

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhei/ [ˈhɛi]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Particle

hei

1. Future locative particle

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *sei (compare with Tahitian hei and Samoan sei)

Noun

hei

1. flower garland, lei

Further reading

• “hei” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hei

1. alternative form of hey (“hay”)

Etymology 2

Interjection

hei

1. alternative form of hey (“hey”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hei

1. alternative form of heye (“hedge”)

Etymology 4

Pronoun

hei

1. alternative form of he (“they”)

Etymology 5

Verb

hei

1. alternative form of heien (“to lift up”)

Etymology 6

Adjective

hei

1. alternative form of heigh (“high”)

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German höuwe, from Old High German hewi, houwi, from Proto-West Germanic *hawi, from Proto-Germanic *hawją (“hay”). Cognate with German Heu, English hay.

Noun

hei n

1. hay

Related terms

• heibeger

References

• “hei” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæɪ/
• Rhymes: -æɪ

Interjection

hei

1. hi (greeting)
   • hei!

     hi!

Derived terms

• heie

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heiðr.

Noun

hei f or m (definite singular heia or heien, indefinite plural heier, definite plural heiene)

1. a heath or moor

References

• “hei” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛɪː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hei.

Interjection

hei

1. hi (greeting)
   • hei!

     hi!

Derived terms

• heie

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heiðr. Akin to English heath.

Noun

hei f (definite singular heia, indefinite plural heier or heiar, definite plural heiene or heiane)

1. a heath or moor

Derived terms

• heilo

References

• “hei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hugi.

Noun

hei m

1. mind, sense

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• North Frisian: huwggje

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hey (obsolete)
• ey (obsolete)
• ei (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ei, from a Proto-Romance */ˈajo/, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic *habēō or *haβēō, the latter may be from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, to take”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈej/ [ˈeɪ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐj/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐj/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈej/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈej/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Homophone: ei
• Hyphenation: hei

Verb

hei

1. first-person singular present indicative of haver

Derived terms

• -ei

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hej/

Interjection

hei

1. hey

Romansh

Alternative forms

• hai (Vallader)

Interjection

hei

1. (Puter, Vallader) yes (used to indicate agreement with the speaker in a conversation)

Derived terms

• bainschi hei

Related terms

• (Sutsilvan) bagn
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
• (Puter, Vallader) bainschi, schi
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) gea
• (Surmiran) gea bagn
• (Sursilvan) gie, (Sursilvan) bein

Scots

Pronoun

hei

1. (Southern Scots, personal) he

See also

• ei

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

From English high.

Adjective

hei

1. high

Etymology 2

From English hare.

Noun

hei

1. paca

Alternative forms

• ei

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *sei (compare with Māori hei and Samoan sei)

Noun

hei

1. flower garland, lei

Further reading

• Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎^[3] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN
• “hei” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

Zyphe

Verb

hei

1. to be spicy
2. to ask

References

• Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎^[4]