Hinweis

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German

Etymology

Deverbal of hinweisen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪnvaɪ̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: Hin‧weis
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Noun

Hinweis m (strong, genitive Hinweises, plural Hinweise)

  1. hint; clue; pointer; an act or thing which makes someone aware of something
  2. evidence, cue
  3. advice, instruction
    Hinweise zur Benutzung. ― instructions for use.

Declension

Declension of Hinweis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hinweis die Hinweise
genitive eines des Hinweises der Hinweise
dative einem dem Hinweis, Hinweise1 den Hinweisen
accusative einen den Hinweis die Hinweise

1Now rare, see notes.

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