hesje
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛsjə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: hes‧je
- Rhymes: -ɛsjə
Noun
hesje n (plural hesjes)
- diminutive of hes
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
(noun): Unknown. Attested as Hæskje by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²hɛʃːə/
Noun
hesje f (definite singular hesja, indefinite plural hesjer, definite plural hesjene)
- a type of hayrack made from vertical posts with horizontal wire strung between them, for drying hay.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Verb
hesje (present tense hesjar, past tense hesja, past participle hesja, passive infinitive hesjast, present participle hesjande, imperative hesje/hesj)
- alternative form of hesja
Further reading
- “hesje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.