Related to "a hell of a". Originally Northern California slang. Compare helluv, helluva.
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hella (not comparable)
hella
Shortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell have", approximating casual speech in writing.
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hella
Inflection of hella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | hella | hellat | ||
genitive | hellan | hellojen | ||
partitive | hellaa | helloja | ||
illative | hellaan | helloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | hella | hellat | ||
accusative | nom. | hella | hellat | |
gen. | hellan | |||
genitive | hellan | hellojen hellainrare | ||
partitive | hellaa | helloja | ||
inessive | hellassa | helloissa | ||
elative | hellasta | helloista | ||
illative | hellaan | helloihin | ||
adessive | hellalla | helloilla | ||
ablative | hellalta | helloilta | ||
allative | hellalle | helloille | ||
essive | hellana | helloina | ||
translative | hellaksi | helloiksi | ||
abessive | hellatta | helloitta | ||
instructive | — | helloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
hella f (genitive singular hellu, nominative plural hellur)
hella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hellti, supine hellt)
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að hella | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
hellt | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
hellandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég helli | við hellum | present (nútíð) |
ég helli | við hellum |
þú hellir | þið hellið | þú hellir | þið hellið | ||
hann, hún, það hellir | þeir, þær, þau hella | hann, hún, það helli | þeir, þær, þau helli | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég hellti | við helltum | past (þátíð) |
ég hellti | við helltum |
þú helltir | þið helltuð | þú helltir | þið helltuð | ||
hann, hún, það hellti | þeir, þær, þau helltu | hann, hún, það hellti | þeir, þær, þau helltu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
hell (þú) | hellið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
helltu | helliði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að hellast | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
hellst | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
hellandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég hellist | við hellumst | present (nútíð) |
ég hellist | við hellumst |
þú hellist | þið hellist | þú hellist | þið hellist | ||
hann, hún, það hellist | þeir, þær, þau hellast | hann, hún, það hellist | þeir, þær, þau hellist | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég helltist | við helltumst | past (þátíð) |
ég helltist | við helltumst |
þú helltist | þið helltust | þú helltist | þið helltust | ||
hann, hún, það helltist | þeir, þær, þau helltust | hann, hún, það helltist | þeir, þær, þau helltust | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
hellst (þú) | hellist (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
hellstu | hellisti * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
helltur | hellt | hellt | helltir | helltar | hellt | |
accusative (þolfall) |
helltan | hellta | hellt | hellta | helltar | hellt | |
dative (þágufall) |
helltum | helltri | helltu | helltum | helltum | helltum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
hellts | helltrar | hellts | helltra | helltra | helltra | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
hellti | hellta | hellta | helltu | helltu | helltu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
hellta | helltu | hellta | helltu | helltu | helltu | |
dative (þágufall) |
hellta | helltu | hellta | helltu | helltu | helltu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
hellta | helltu | hellta | helltu | helltu | helltu |
hella m or f
hella f
From Proto-Germanic *hallijǭ. Related to hallr.
hella f (genitive hellu)
From the adjective hallr (“sloping”).
infinitive | hella | |
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present participle | hellandi | |
past participle | helltr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | helli | hellta |
2nd-person singular | hellir | helltir |
3rd-person singular | hellir | hellti |
1st-person plural | hellum | helltum |
2nd-person plural | hellið | helltuð |
3rd-person plural | hella | helltu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | hella | hellta |
2nd-person singular | hellir | helltir |
3rd-person singular | helli | hellti |
1st-person plural | hellim | helltim |
2nd-person plural | hellið | helltið |
3rd-person plural | helli | hellti |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | hell, helli | |
1st-person plural | hellum | |
2nd-person plural | hellið |
infinitive | hellask | |
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present participle | hellandisk | |
past participle | hellzk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | hellumk | helltumk |
2nd-person singular | hellisk | helltisk |
3rd-person singular | hellisk | helltisk |
1st-person plural | hellumsk | helltumsk |
2nd-person plural | hellizk | helltuzk |
3rd-person plural | hellask | helltusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | hellumk | helltumk |
2nd-person singular | hellisk | helltisk |
3rd-person singular | hellisk | helltisk |
1st-person plural | hellimsk | helltimsk |
2nd-person plural | hellizk | helltizk |
3rd-person plural | hellisk | helltisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | hellsk, hellisk | |
1st-person plural | hellumsk | |
2nd-person plural | hellizk |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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