hella

There are hella people here.

Now, let’s talk bidness.
I got nothing for you.
Wrong. You got hella cash.

2016, Life Is Strange, spoken by Chloe Price (Ashly Burch), Square Enix, via Dontnod Entertainment:

(“We practiced it hella times, but it’s new, and I can’t really get it on top of the music yet,” she explained.)

2023 August 20, Kelefa Sanneh, quoting Fatimah Nyeema Warner, “Noname’s Ambivalent, Triumphant Comeback”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN:

(slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.

Related to "a hell of a". Originally Northern California slang. Compare helluv, helluva.


hella

We paid hella for that Chinese cuisine.

(slang, chiefly Northern California) A lot; very much.


hella

I can't tell you how much I hella love the new track.

Jane was driving away, and the door was open, so I hella ran for it.

Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.

You’re right. We hella deserve it. Splish splash!
Did you actually just say "hella"? I think I’m a good bad influence on you.

2016, Life Is Strange, spoken by Chloe Price (Hannah Telle as Max Caulfield and Ashly Burch), Square Enix, via Dontnod Entertainment:

(slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, modifying verbs; to a large extent; totally; very much.

I guess she seems hella stoned in her commercial.

I've been a Star Wars fan since I was hella young.

"And to the fella over there / With the hella good hair / Won't you come on over, baby / We can shake, shake, shake"

The storm got hella crazy and... and you said we would be safe at the lighthouse.

(slang, potentially considered vulgar, chiefly regional US, African-American Vernacular and Internet slang) Intensifier, modifying adjectives; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.

potentially considered vulgar; African-American Vernacular and Internet slang; potentially considered vulgar; African-American Vernacular and Internet slang


hella

"We definitely rocked that shit man!"
"Hella!"

(slang, chiefly Northern California) For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.


hella

Where the hella you been?

Shortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell have", approximating casual speech in writing.


hella

range, stove (for cooking, sometimes specifically a wood-powered stove)

hella (nominative singular)
hellat (nominative plural)
hella (accusative nominative singular)
hellat (accusative nominative plural)
hellan (accusative genitive singular)
hellat (accusative genitive plural)
hellan (genitive singular)
hellojen (genitive plural)
hellain (genitive plural rare)
hellaa (partitive singular)
helloja (partitive plural)
hellassa (inessive singular)
helloissa (inessive plural)
hellasta (elative singular)
helloista (elative plural)
hellaan (illative singular)
helloihin (illative plural)
hellalla (adessive singular)
helloilla (adessive plural)
hellalta (ablative singular)
helloilta (ablative plural)
hellalle (allative singular)
helloille (allative plural)
hellana (essive singular)
helloina (essive plural)
hellaksi (singular translative)
helloiksi (plural translative)
hellatta (abessive singular)
helloitta (abessive plural)
helloin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
hellani (nominative singular)
hellani (nominative plural)
hellani (accusative nominative singular)
hellani (accusative nominative plural)
hellani (accusative genitive singular)
hellani (accusative genitive plural)
hellani (genitive singular)
hellojeni (genitive plural)
hellaini (genitive plural rare)
hellaani (partitive singular)
hellojani (partitive plural)
hellassani (inessive singular)
helloissani (inessive plural)
hellastani (elative singular)
helloistani (elative plural)
hellaani (illative singular)
helloihini (illative plural)
hellallani (adessive singular)
helloillani (adessive plural)
hellaltani (ablative singular)
helloiltani (ablative plural)
hellalleni (allative singular)
helloilleni (allative plural)
hellanani (essive singular)
helloinani (essive plural)
hellakseni (singular translative)
helloikseni (plural translative)
hellattani (abessive singular)
helloittani (abessive plural)
helloineni (comitative plural)
hellasi (nominative singular)
hellasi (nominative plural)
hellasi (accusative nominative singular)
hellasi (accusative nominative plural)
hellasi (accusative genitive singular)
hellasi (accusative genitive plural)
hellasi (genitive singular)
hellojesi (genitive plural)
hellaisi (genitive plural rare)
hellaasi (partitive singular)
hellojasi (partitive plural)
hellassasi (inessive singular)
helloissasi (inessive plural)
hellastasi (elative singular)
helloistasi (elative plural)
hellaasi (illative singular)
helloihisi (illative plural)
hellallasi (adessive singular)
helloillasi (adessive plural)
hellaltasi (ablative singular)
helloiltasi (ablative plural)
hellallesi (allative singular)
helloillesi (allative plural)
hellanasi (essive singular)
helloinasi (essive plural)
hellaksesi (singular translative)
helloiksesi (plural translative)
hellattasi (abessive singular)
helloittasi (abessive plural)
helloinesi (comitative plural)
hellamme (nominative singular)
hellamme (nominative plural)
hellamme (accusative nominative singular)
hellamme (accusative nominative plural)
hellamme (accusative genitive singular)
hellamme (accusative genitive plural)
hellamme (genitive singular)
hellojemme (genitive plural)
hellaimme (genitive plural rare)
hellaamme (partitive singular)
hellojamme (partitive plural)
hellassamme (inessive singular)
helloissamme (inessive plural)
hellastamme (elative singular)
helloistamme (elative plural)
hellaamme (illative singular)
helloihimme (illative plural)
hellallamme (adessive singular)
helloillamme (adessive plural)
hellaltamme (ablative singular)
helloiltamme (ablative plural)
hellallemme (allative singular)
helloillemme (allative plural)
hellanamme (essive singular)
helloinamme (essive plural)
hellaksemme (singular translative)
helloiksemme (plural translative)
hellattamme (abessive singular)
helloittamme (abessive plural)
helloinemme (comitative plural)
hellanne (nominative singular)
hellanne (nominative plural)
hellanne (accusative nominative singular)
hellanne (accusative nominative plural)
hellanne (accusative genitive singular)
hellanne (accusative genitive plural)
hellanne (genitive singular)
hellojenne (genitive plural)
hellainne (genitive plural rare)
hellaanne (partitive singular)
hellojanne (partitive plural)
hellassanne (inessive singular)
helloissanne (inessive plural)
hellastanne (elative singular)
helloistanne (elative plural)
hellaanne (illative singular)
helloihinne (illative plural)
hellallanne (adessive singular)
helloillanne (adessive plural)
hellaltanne (ablative singular)
helloiltanne (ablative plural)
hellallenne (allative singular)
helloillenne (allative plural)
hellananne (essive singular)
helloinanne (essive plural)
hellaksenne (singular translative)
helloiksenne (plural translative)
hellattanne (abessive singular)
helloittanne (abessive plural)
helloinenne (comitative plural)
hellansa (nominative singular)
hellansa (nominative plural)
hellansa (accusative nominative singular)
hellansa (accusative nominative plural)
hellansa (accusative genitive singular)
hellansa (accusative genitive plural)
hellansa (genitive singular)
hellojensa (genitive plural)
hellainsa (genitive plural rare)
hellaansa (partitive singular)
hellojaan (partitive plural)
hellojansa (partitive plural)
hellassaan (inessive singular)
hellassansa (inessive singular)
helloissaan (inessive plural)
helloissansa (inessive plural)
hellastaan (elative singular)
hellastansa (elative singular)
helloistaan (elative plural)
helloistansa (elative plural)
hellaansa (illative singular)
helloihinsa (illative plural)
hellallaan (adessive singular)
hellallansa (adessive singular)
helloillaan (adessive plural)
helloillansa (adessive plural)
hellaltaan (ablative singular)
hellaltansa (ablative singular)
helloiltaan (ablative plural)
helloiltansa (ablative plural)
hellalleen (allative singular)
hellallensa (allative singular)
helloilleen (allative plural)
helloillensa (allative plural)
hellanaan (essive singular)
hellanansa (essive singular)
helloinaan (essive plural)
helloinansa (essive plural)
hellakseen (singular translative)
hellaksensa (singular translative)
helloikseen (plural translative)
helloiksensa (plural translative)
hellattaan (abessive singular)
hellattansa (abessive singular)
helloittaan (abessive plural)
helloittansa (abessive plural)
helloineen (comitative plural)
helloinensa (comitative plural)


hella

Að leggja hellur.

is-noun

hella f (genitive singular hellu, nominative plural hellur)

hellu (genitive singular)
hellur (nominative plural)
hella (indefinite nominative singular)
hellan (definite nominative singular)
hellur (indefinite nominative plural)
hellurnar (definite nominative plural)
hellu (accusative indefinite singular)
helluna (accusative definite singular)
hellur (accusative indefinite plural)
hellurnar (accusative definite plural)
hellu (dative indefinite singular)
hellunni (dative definite singular)
hellum (dative indefinite plural)
hellunum (dative definite plural)
hellu (genitive indefinite singular)
hellunnar (definite genitive singular)
hellna (genitive indefinite plural)
hella (genitive indefinite plural)
hellnanna (definite genitive plural)
hellanna (definite genitive plural)


hella

Stundum vil ég bara hella kaffi í stóra víða skál og lepja það eins og lítill kettlingur.

Sometimes I just want to pour coffee in a big wide bowl and lap it up like a little kitten.

Ég hellti öllu gosinu þínu.

head

hella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hellti, supine hellt)

hellti (indicative past singular third-person)
hellt (supine)
helltur (masculine nominative singular)
hellt (feminine nominative singular)
hellt (neuter nominative singular)
helltir (masculine nominative plural)
helltar (feminine nominative plural)
hellt (neuter nominative plural)
helltan (accusative masculine singular)
hellta (accusative feminine singular)
hellt (accusative neuter singular)
hellta (accusative masculine plural)
helltar (accusative feminine plural)
hellt (accusative neuter plural)
helltum (dative masculine singular)
helltri (dative feminine singular)
helltu (dative neuter singular)
helltum (dative masculine plural)
helltum (dative feminine plural)
helltum (dative neuter plural)
hellts (genitive masculine singular)
helltrar (feminine genitive singular)
hellts (genitive neuter singular)
helltra (genitive masculine plural)
helltra (feminine genitive plural)
helltra (genitive neuter plural)
hellti (masculine nominative singular)
hellta (feminine nominative singular)
hellta (neuter nominative singular)
helltu (masculine nominative plural)
helltu (feminine nominative plural)
helltu (neuter nominative plural)
hellta (accusative masculine singular)
helltu (accusative feminine singular)
hellta (accusative neuter singular)
helltu (accusative masculine plural)
helltu (accusative feminine plural)
helltu (accusative neuter plural)
hellta (dative masculine singular)
helltu (dative feminine singular)
hellta (dative neuter singular)
helltu (dative masculine plural)
helltu (dative feminine plural)
helltu (dative neuter plural)
hellta (genitive masculine singular)
helltu (feminine genitive singular)
hellta (genitive neuter singular)
helltu (genitive masculine plural)
helltu (feminine genitive plural)
helltu (genitive neuter plural)


hella

hella (nominative singular)
hella (nominative plural)
hellon (nominative plural)
hella (accusative singular)
hellon (accusative singular)
hella (accusative plural)
hellon (accusative plural)
hellon (genitive singular)
hellono (genitive plural)
hellon (dative singular)
hellon (dative plural)

desctree

Middle Dutch: helle
Dutch: hel
Afrikaans: hel
Limburgish: hel

From Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō.


hella

hellu (genitive)
hella (indefinite nominative singular)
hellan (definite nominative singular)
hellur (indefinite nominative plural)
hellurnar (definite nominative plural)
hellu (accusative indefinite singular)
helluna (accusative definite singular)
hellur (accusative indefinite plural)
hellurnar (accusative definite plural)
hellu (dative indefinite singular)
hellunni (dative definite singular)
hellum (dative indefinite plural)
hellunum (dative definite plural)
hellu (genitive indefinite singular)
hellunnar (definite genitive singular)
hellna (genitive indefinite plural)
hellnanna (definite genitive plural)

non-decl-blank-full

hella

Icelandic: hella

Norwegian Nynorsk: helle

Norwegian Bokmål: helle

From Proto-Germanic *hallijǭ. Related to hallr.


hella

non-conj-blank-full

Conjugation of hella — active (weak class 1)

Conjugation of hella — mediopassive (weak class 1)

non-conj-table

hella (infinitive)
hellandi (participle present)
helltr (participle past)
helli (first-person indicative present singular)
hellta (first-person indicative past singular)
hella (first-person present singular subjunctive)
hellta (first-person past singular subjunctive)
hellir (indicative present second-person singular)
helltir (indicative past second-person singular)
hellir (present second-person singular subjunctive)
helltir (past second-person singular subjunctive)
hellir (indicative present singular third-person)
hellti (indicative past singular third-person)
helli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
hellti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
hellum (first-person indicative plural present)
helltum (first-person indicative past plural)
hellim (first-person plural present subjunctive)
helltim (first-person past plural subjunctive)
hellið (indicative plural present second-person)
helltuð (indicative past plural second-person)
hellið (plural present second-person subjunctive)
helltið (past plural second-person subjunctive)
hella (indicative plural present third-person)
helltu (indicative past plural third-person)
helli (plural present subjunctive third-person)
hellti (past plural subjunctive third-person)
hell (indicative present second-person singular)
helli (indicative present second-person singular)
hellask (infinitive)
hellandisk (participle present)
hellzk (participle past)
hellumk (first-person indicative present singular)
helltumk (first-person indicative past singular)
hellumk (first-person present singular subjunctive)
helltumk (first-person past singular subjunctive)
hellisk (indicative present second-person singular)
helltisk (indicative past second-person singular)
hellisk (present second-person singular subjunctive)
helltisk (past second-person singular subjunctive)
hellisk (indicative present singular third-person)
helltisk (indicative past singular third-person)
hellisk (present singular subjunctive third-person)
helltisk (past singular subjunctive third-person)
hellumsk (first-person indicative plural present)
helltumsk (first-person indicative past plural)
hellimsk (first-person plural present subjunctive)
helltimsk (first-person past plural subjunctive)
hellizk (indicative plural present second-person)
helltuzk (indicative past plural second-person)
hellizk (plural present second-person subjunctive)
helltizk (past plural second-person subjunctive)
hellask (indicative plural present third-person)
helltusk (indicative past plural third-person)
hellisk (plural present subjunctive third-person)
helltisk (past plural subjunctive third-person)
hellsk (indicative present second-person singular)

Icelandic: hella

Norwegian Nynorsk: hella

Swedish: hälla

Danish: hælde

Norwegian Bokmål: helle


hella

accusative plural and genitive plural of hellir

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.