helle

See also: Helle

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Verb

helle

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of hellen

Etymology 2

Noun

helle

  1. (archaic) Genitive singular form of hel
  2. (archaic) Dative singular form of hel

Finnish

(index he)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhelːe(ʔ)/
  • Hyphenation: hel‧le
  • Rhymes: -e

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *heldeh, from an earlier *šelteš, borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian šiltas. Cognate with Karelian helleh. Related with Latin calidus, calor.

Noun

helle

  1. (rare, chiefly figuratively) A hot place or heat.
  2. Hot weather, swelter.

Declension

Inflection of helle (Kotus type 48/hame, lt-ll gradation)
nominative helle helteet
genitive helteen helteiden
helteitten
partitive hellettä helteitä
illative helteeseen helteisiin
helteihin
singular plural
nominative helle helteet
accusative nom. helle helteet
gen. helteen
genitive helteen helteiden
helteitten
partitive hellettä helteitä
inessive helteessä helteissä
elative helteestä helteistä
illative helteeseen helteisiin
helteihin
adessive helteellä helteillä
ablative helteeltä helteiltä
allative helteelle helteille
essive helteenä helteinä
translative helteeksi helteiksi
instructive — heltein
abessive helteettä helteittä
comitative — helteineen

Usage notes

In Finnish weather forecasts the term helle is used of temperatures above +25 °C.

Compounds

helleaalto

German

Etymology

Cognate with German hell, Dutch hel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

helle (comparative heller, superlative am hellesten)

  1. bright

Declension

Comparative forms of helle
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist heller sie ist heller es ist heller sie sind heller
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative hellerer hellere helleres hellere
genitive helleren hellerer helleren hellerer
dative hellerem hellerer hellerem helleren
accusative helleren hellere helleres hellere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der hellere die hellere das hellere die helleren
genitive des helleren der helleren des helleren der helleren
dative dem helleren der helleren dem helleren den helleren
accusative den helleren die hellere das hellere die helleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein hellerer eine hellere ein helleres (keine) helleren
genitive eines helleren einer helleren eines helleren (keiner) helleren
dative einem helleren einer helleren einem helleren (keinen) helleren
accusative einen helleren eine hellere ein helleres (keine) helleren

Further reading

Karelian

Noun

helle

  1. heat

Limburgish

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

helle (comparative helder, superlative helles, predicative superlative 't hèls)

  1. hard
  2. loud
Usage notes

Root changed into hel, only used as last word of a phrase.

de hel vrów/de vrów is hel, mer ouch vröntjelik vs. die vrów is helle
Declension

Etymology 2

From hel

Noun

helle f

  1. (obsolete) dative singular of hel

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hella, from Proto-Germanic *haljō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”).

Noun

helle f

  1. Hell
  2. underworld

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “helle (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “helle (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hella, from hallr (stone).

Noun

helle f, m (definite singular hella or hellen, indefinite plural heller, definite plural hellene)

  1. flat stone
  2. disc made of iron
Synonyms
  • (disc made of iron): takke
Derived terms
  • bakstehelle

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hella, from hallr (slope, incline).

Verb

helle (imperative hell, present tense heller, simple past hellet or helte, past participle hellet or helt, present participle hellende)

  1. to slope, incline
  2. to near an end.
    Dagen heller.
    The day nears its end.
  3. to pour (something)
Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hella, from hallr (stone).

Noun

helle f (definite singular hella, indefinite plural heller, definite plural hellene)

  1. flat stone
  2. disc made of iron

Synonyms

  • (disc made of iron): takke

Derived terms

  • bakstehelle

References

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