Heft

See also: heft and Hëft

German

Alternative forms

H. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From heften (“to fasten”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛft/
audio (Germany) (file)
audio (Austria) (file)

Noun

Heft n (genitive Hefts or Heftes, plural Hefte, diminutive Heftchen n)

booklet, cahier to write in
notebook
notepad, writing pad
exercise book
haft of a melee weapon
number (of a journal)

Declension

Declension of Heft

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Heft	die	Hefte
genitive	eines	des	Heftes, Hefts	der	Hefte
dative	einem	dem	Heft, Hefte¹	den	Heften
accusative	ein	das	Heft	die	Hefte

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Heft, Dutch heft, English haft.

Noun

Heft n

hilt

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.