heiden

See also: Heiden

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch heiden, from Middle Dutch heidin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

heiden (plural heidene)

1. pagan, heathen, person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion
2. gentile

Derived terms

• heidendom

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch heidin, a substantivised form of the adjective heidin (“pagan”), from heide (“heath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hei‧den
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən

Noun

heiden m (plural heidenen, diminutive heidentje n)

1. heathen, pagan, person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion
2. gentile, non-Jew
3. (figuratively) barbarian, Philistine in the uncivilised sense
4. (obsolete, derogatory) gypsy (historical term for a Romani)

Hypernyms

• (person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion): ongelovige

Derived terms

• heidenchristen
• heidendom
• heidenjacht
• heidens

Descendants

• Afrikaans: heiden
• Negerhollands: heiden

Finnish

Noun

heiden

1. genitive singular of heisi

Noun

heiden

1. genitive plural of he (“he (a letter of some Semitic alphabets)”)

Veps

Pronoun

heiden

1. genitive of hö