heiden
See also: Heiden
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch heiden, from Middle Dutch heidin.
Noun
heiden (plural heidene)
- pagan, heathen, person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion
- gentile
Derived terms
- heidendom
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch heidin, a substantivised form of the adjective heidin (“pagan”), from heide (“heath”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.də(n)/
heiden (file) - Hyphenation: hei‧den
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən
Noun
heiden m (plural heidenen, diminutive heidentje n)
- heathen, pagan, person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion
- gentile
- (figuratively) barbarian, Philistine in the uncivilised sense
Hypernyms
- (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion): ongelovige
Derived terms
- heidendom
- heidens
Descendants
- Afrikaans: heiden
Finnish
Noun
heiden
- Genitive singular form of heisi.
Noun
heiden
- Genitive plural form of he.
Veps
Pronoun
heiden
- genitive of hö