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German Alternative forms Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ˈhaɪ̯sən/ , ( Berlin ) ( Germany ) ( Austria ) Etymology 1 From Middle High German heizen Old High German heizzan Proto-West Germanic *haitan Proto-Germanic *haitaną
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Cognate with
Bavarian haßn ,
hoaßn ,
Yiddish הייסן ( heysn ) ,
Dutch heten ,
Low German heten ,
heiten , archaic
English hote ,
hight ( “ to name; to be named ” ) ,
Old Norse heita ,
Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 ( haitan ) . Compare also with
English hest ,
behest .
Verb heißen (class 7 strong , third-person singular present heißt past tense hieß past participle geheißen auxiliary haben
( copulative ) name ; to be named ; to be called ; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it Wie heißt du? What is your name? Ich heiße ... ― I’m called ... Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger. ( intransitive or transitive ) mean , to signify ; to have a meaning
Das heißt , dass wir nur noch wenig Zeit haben. This means that we have but little time left. Was [or: Wie] heißt „Auto“ auf Englisch? What is ‘Auto’ in English? ( impersonal ) say , to be said; to go , run (like)
Es heißt , dass ... ― It is said that ...; They say that ... ( transitive , archaic except in fixed expressions) call (someone something)
Er hat mich einen Idioten geheißen . He called me an idiot. Ich heiße Sie herzlich willkommen! I welcome you cordially! (literally, “I call you cordially welcome! ”) ( transitive , archaic ) order , to direct , to call to do something
Sie hieß ihn, nach der Schule anzurufen. She told him to call after school. Ich habe ihn hereinkommen heißen . I have told him to come inside. Usage notes Conjugation
Conjugation of
heißen (class 7
strong , auxiliary
haben )
1 This form and alternative in würde
Composed forms of
heißen (class 7
strong , auxiliary
haben )
Synonyms Derived terms Etymology 2 Adjective heißen
inflection of heiß
strong genitive masculine / neuter singular weak / mixed genitive / dative singular strong / weak / mixed accusative masculine singular strong dative plural weak / mixed plural Further reading