heks
See also: heks-
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch heks, from German Hexe, from Middle High German hecse, from Old High German hagzissa, from Proto-Germanic *hagatusjō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛks/
Audio (file)
Noun
heks (plural hekse)
- witch (sorceress)
- (figurative, derogatory) witch (term of abuse for a woman)
Derived terms
- heksery
Danish
Etymology
From German Hexe
Noun
heks c (singular definite heksen, plural indefinite hekse)
- a witch
Derived terms
- forhekse
- heksedoktor
Related terms
- hekseri
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Hexe; ousted Middle Dutch hagetesse, hagetisse. From Middle High German hecse, from Old High German hagzissa, from Proto-West Germanic *hagatusi, from Proto-Germanic *hagatusjō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛks/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: heks
- Rhymes: -ɛks
Noun
heks f (plural heksen, diminutive heksje n)
- witch (sorceress)
- (figurative, derogatory) witch (term of abuse for a woman)
Derived terms
- beheksen
- heksenbezem
- heksenboleet
- heksenbrouwsel
- heksenei
- heksenjacht
- heksenketel
- heksenkrans
- heksenkring
- heksenmelk
- hekserij
- heksensabbat
- toverheks
Descendants
- Afrikaans: heks
- → Papiamentu: hèks
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
heks f or m (definite singular heksa or heksen, indefinite plural hekser, definite plural heksene)
- a witch, a hex
Derived terms
- forhekse
- heksedoktor
Related terms
- hekseri
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
heks f (definite singular heksa, indefinite plural hekser, definite plural heksene)
- a witch
Derived terms
- forhekse
- heksedoktor
Related terms
- hekseri
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɛks/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛks
- Syllabification: heks
Noun
heks f
- genitive plural of heksa