heint

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German hīnaht (“tonight”). Cognate with Yiddish הײַנט (haynt, “today”), Alemannic German hinecht (“tonight”), and obsolete German heint, heinacht (“tonight”).

Adverb

heint

  1. today

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German hīnaht, from Old High German hīnaht (“tonight”), contracted from hiu naht (“this night”); compare similar development in heute (“today”).

Cognate with Alemannic German hinecht (“tonight”) and with Yiddish הײַנט (haynt) and Bavarian heint, both of which have developed the sense “today”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪ̯nt/
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

heint

  1. (obsolete) tonight
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