hesje

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛsjə/
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  • Hyphenation: hes‧je
  • Rhymes: -ɛsjə

Noun

hesje n (plural hesjes)

  1. 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)

  1. a type of hayrack made from vertical posts with horizontal wire strung between them, for drying hay.

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Verb

hesje (present tense hesjar, past tense hesja, past participle hesja, passive infinitive hesjast, present participle hesjande, imperative hesje/hesj)

  1. alternative form of hesja

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