heller

heller

See also: Heller

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Heller. Doublet of halier.

Noun

heller (plural hellers)

1. (historical) A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire.
2. A subdivision of the Czech, Slovakian and Czechoslovakian koruna. 100 hellers make up one koruna.

Translations

13th-century coin equivalent to half a pfennig

French: heller (fr) m, haller m German: Heller (de) m Polish: halerz (pl) m Russian: ге́ллер (ru) m (géller)

Subdivision of Czech koruna

Czech: haléř (cs) m German: Heller (de) m Polish: halerz (pl) m Russian: ге́ллер (ru) m (géller) Slovak: halier m

Etymology 2

1890–95, Americanism; short for hell-raiser.

Noun

heller (plural hellers)

1. A noisy, rowdy, troublesome person; hellion.

Anagrams

• here'll

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Danish

Etymology 1

See hellere.

Adverb

heller

1. Obsolete spelling of hellere
   • 1843, Ludvig baron Holberg, Den danske Skueplads eller Ludwig Holbergs: samtlige Comodier i eet Bind, page 124

     Nei jeg vil heller være misundt, end foragtet.

   • 1907, Knut Hamsun, Samlede romaner og fortællinger: Folkeudgave

     Jeg vil heller — heller skære lidt Tænder uden Øl.

Etymology 2

Old Norse heldr

Adverb

heller

1. (negated) either

   Jeg har heller ikke noget bord.

   I do not have a table, either.

   Der er heller ingen læger her.

   There are no doctors here, either.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlɐ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ

Adjective

heller

1. comparative degree of hell
2. inflection of helle:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

heller

1. feminine dative of hell

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heldr.

Adverb

heller

1. rather

   heller ... enn - rather ... than

2. heller ikke - not ... either, neither

Noun

heller m or f

1. indefinite plural of helle

Verb

heller

1. present of helle

References

• “heller” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heldr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlːɛr/

Adverb

heller

1. comparative degree of gjerne

heller

1. rather

   heller ... enn - rather ... than

2. heller ikkje - not ... either, neither

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɛlːɛr/

Noun

heller f

1. indefinite plural of helle

References

• “heller” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse heldr.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

• Homophone: häller

Adverb

heller (not comparable)

1. either, (in practice since always used with a negative) neither

   inte heller den

   not that one either

Anagrams

• hellre