heidens

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch heidensc, heidijnsc, from Old Dutch *hēthinisk, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþinisk, equivalent to heiden +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.dəns/
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  • Hyphenation: hei‧dens

Adjective

heidens (comparative heidenser, superlative meest heidens or heidenst)

  1. pagan (pertaining to paganism)
    Synonym: pagaans
  2. gentile (pertaining to non-Jews)
  3. (derogatory) uncivilised, heathen
  4. (colloquial) immense, enormous

Declension

Declension of heidens
uninflected heidens
inflected heidense
comparative heidenser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial heidens heidenser het heidenst
het heidenste
indefinite m./f. sing. heidense heidensere heidenste
n. sing. heidens heidenser heidenste
plural heidense heidensere heidenste
definite heidense heidensere heidenste
partitive heidens heidensers