Hessian

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English

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The Brothers Grimm were Hessians (natives of Hesse)

Etymology

From Hesse +‎ -ian. Doublet of hessian.

Hessian soldiers

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛsɪən/, /ˈhɛsɪɛn/ (especially the senses 'inhabitant of Hesse', 'boot')
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛʃən/ (especially the sense 'mercenary')

Adjective

Hessian (comparative more Hessian, superlative most Hessian)

  1. Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
  2. Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).
    Hessian line; Hessian point; Hessian matrix

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Noun

Hessian (countable and uncountable, plural Hessians)

Hessians (boots)
  1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
  2. (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
  3. (fashion) Ellipsis of Hessian boot.
  4. (chiefly British) Ellipsis of Hessian cloth/Hessian fabric.: burlap, jute.
  5. (mathematics) Ellipsis of Hessian matrix.

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Proper noun

Hessian

  1. The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in Hesse.

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German

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Hessian

Etymology

Borrowed from English hessian.

Noun

Hessian m or n (strong, genitive Hessians or Hessian, no plural)

  1. hessian, burlap (a strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute)
    Synonyms: Sackleinen, Juteleinen, Rupfen

Declension

Declension of Hessian
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der, das Hessian
genitive eines des Hessians, Hessian
dative einem dem Hessian
accusative einen, ein den, das Hessian

Further reading

  • “Hessian” in Duden online
  • “Hessian” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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