hun

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.


hun

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Hunni.


hun

head

hun (objective case hende, possessive hendes)

From Old Norse hón (“she”), from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᚾᚢ (*hanu), the feminine form, with u-umlaut, of *ᚺᚨᚾᚨᛉ (*hanaʀ) (= Danish han (“he”), Old Norse hann).


hun

hun c (singular definite hunnen, plural indefinite hunner)

hunnen (definite singular)
hunner (indefinite plural)
hun (indefinite nominative singular)
hunnen (definite nominative singular)
hunner (indefinite nominative plural)
hunnerne (definite nominative plural)
huns (genitive indefinite singular)
hunnens (definite genitive singular)
hunners (genitive indefinite plural)
hunnernes (definite genitive plural)


hun

The dative case of the third-person plural personal pronoun: them, to them

(proscribed) The accusative case of the third-person plural personal pronoun: them

Originally a mere spelling variant of hen.
Possessive hun started replacing haar from the 15th century, first only for masculine and neuter plural.


hun

Ken je hun broer?

The third-person plural possessive pronoun: their

hunne (independent possessive)
ik (first-person personal pronoun singular stressed subjective)
'k (first-person personal pronoun singular subjective unstressed)
mij (first-person objective personal pronoun singular stressed)
me (first-person objective personal pronoun singular unstressed)
mijn (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular stressed)
m'n (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular unstressed)
mijne (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun)
me (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
mijner (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
mijns (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
jij (personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
je (personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
jou (objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (objective personal pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouw (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouwe (personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
je (personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
jouwer (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
jouws (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
ge (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
u (formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (formal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
zich (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
hij (masculine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ie (masculine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
hem (masculine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
'm (masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zij (feminine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ze (feminine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
hare (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
harer (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
haars (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
het (neuter personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
't (neuter personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
het (neuter objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
't (neuter objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
wij (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
we (first-person personal plural pronoun unstressed)
ons (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun)
ons (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
onzer (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
onzes (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
jullie (personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
je (personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
je (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
ge (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
zich (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
zij (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
ze (personal plural pronoun third-person unstressed)
hen (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hun (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hunne (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
hunner (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)
huns (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)


hun

(proscribed, regiolectal, Netherlands) The nominative case of the third-person plural personal pronoun: they (only referring to people)

Likely a replacement of or based on dialectal Dutch hullie or a variant thereof, which is a contraction of hunlieden or hunlui, a compound of hun ("them") + lieden or lui (both meaning "men, people"), which then translates roughly into "them-people". Possibly reinfluenced by or confused with the possessive hun. This etymology explains why usage of hun occurs only when referring to people, never to objects. It's similar to dialectal zun often used colloquially in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which is a contraction of ze ("they") + hun ("them"), and which is also only used for people. Also compare Afrikaans hulle, which also stems from hunlui, but is now used also for things. For more information, see the article in the Dutch Wikipedia.


hun

(informal) Alternative spelling of hon (“affectionate abbreviation of honey”)

Answer: you are a hun – but a high-end hun, one who knows her wine, her music, her interiors and her labels, and whose reluctance to do Dry January, or go vegan makes her such great company, this month and every month.

2023 January 25, Laura Craik, “They’re glamorous, ageless and British – the rise of the high-end hun”, in The Telegraph:

It’s no wonder she’s become a central figure in “hun culture” – an online subculture that idolises a certain strata of famous working-class British women, while also taking the mick out of her leopard print kettle and weakness for a premixed gin-in-a-tin cocktail.

2024 March 29, Louis Staples, “Natalie Cassidy: ‘I’m very proud to be a hun’”, in i:

(UK, slang) A woman perceived as basic, brash, working class and fond of alcohol.

This corporate love-bombing can serve a hun well, bagging them new downlines and potentially more money (MLMs are renowned for extremely low pay).

2019 July 10, Jessica Lindsay, “Hunzoning is the trend that sees you going from friend to MLM recruit”, in Metro:

Instead of blaming MLM "huns," we should direct our anger at the companies that are knowingly putting so many people in debt and alienating them from their communities.

2024 April 18, Aimee Pearcy, “Why Reddit and TikTok are hating on MLM 'huns'”, in Business Insider:

multi-level marketing
multi-level marketing

(slang) A woman involved in a multi-level marketing scheme, especially one who pushes it on social media.

Clipping of honey with pronunciation spelling.


hun

Alternative form of hoon (“Indian gold coin”)


hun

Hunnic, Hunnish (of or relating to the Huns)

hun (nominative singular)
hunok (nominative plural)
hunt (accusative singular)
hunokat (accusative plural)
hunnak (dative singular)
hunoknak (dative plural)
hunnal (instrumental singular)
hunokkal (instrumental plural)
hunért (causal-final singular)
hunokért (causal-final plural)
hunná (singular translative)
hunokká (plural translative)
hunig (singular terminative)
hunokig (plural terminative)
hunként (essive-formal singular)
hunokként (essive-formal plural)
hunban (inessive singular)
hunokban (inessive plural)
hunon (singular superessive)
hunokon (plural superessive)
hunnál (adessive singular)
hunoknál (adessive plural)
hunba (illative singular)
hunokba (illative plural)
hunra (singular sublative)
hunokra (plural sublative)
hunhoz (allative singular)
hunokhoz (allative plural)
hunból (elative singular)
hunokból (elative plural)
hunról (delative singular)
hunokról (delative plural)
huntól (ablative singular)
hunoktól (ablative plural)
huné (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
hunoké (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
hunéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
hunokéi (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)


hun

hunok (plural)
hun (nominative singular)
hunok (nominative plural)
hunt (accusative singular)
hunokat (accusative plural)
hunnak (dative singular)
hunoknak (dative plural)
hunnal (instrumental singular)
hunokkal (instrumental plural)
hunért (causal-final singular)
hunokért (causal-final plural)
hunná (singular translative)
hunokká (plural translative)
hunig (singular terminative)
hunokig (plural terminative)
hunként (essive-formal singular)
hunokként (essive-formal plural)
hunban (inessive singular)
hunokban (inessive plural)
hunon (singular superessive)
hunokon (plural superessive)
hunnál (adessive singular)
hunoknál (adessive plural)
hunba (illative singular)
hunokba (illative plural)
hunra (singular sublative)
hunokra (plural sublative)
hunhoz (allative singular)
hunokhoz (allative plural)
hunból (elative singular)
hunokból (elative plural)
hunról (delative singular)
hunokról (delative plural)
huntól (ablative singular)
hunoktól (ablative plural)
huné (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
hunoké (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
hunéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
hunokéi (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
hunom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
hunjaim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
hunod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
hunjaid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
hunja (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
hunjai (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
hununk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
hunjaink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
hunotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
hunjaitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
hunjuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
hunjaik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)


hun

(dialectal) Alternative form of hol (“where”).


hun

A unit of weight equal to one hundredth of a tahil.

ms-noun

hun (plural hun-hun, informal 1st possessive hunku, 2nd possessive hunmu, 3rd possessive hunnya)

hun-hun (plural)
hunku (first-person informal possessive)
hunmu (possessive second-person)
hunnya (possessive third-person)


hun

a rocht(er)/lacht(er) hun

From Old Frisian hond. Cognates include Mooring North Frisian hönj and West Frisian hân.


hun

hunen (definite singular)
huner (indefinite plural)
hunene (definite plural)


hun

hunen (definite singular)
hunar (indefinite plural)
hunane (definite plural)

From Old Norse húnn (“bear cub”), from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz.


hun

back part of a log that might still be used as a plank


hun

a Hun (a member of a nomadic tribe from Central Asia)


hun

Unclear. Possibly a shortening of hund (“dog”) or from Old Norse hunn (“bear cub”).


hun

manuscript spelling of Hūn, nominative singular of Hūni


hun

huni (plural)
hun (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
un hun (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
hunul (accusative definite nominative singular)
huni (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște huni (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
hunii (accusative definite nominative plural)
hun (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unui hun (dative genitive indefinite singular)
hunului (dative definite genitive singular)
huni (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor huni (dative genitive indefinite plural)
hunilor (dative definite genitive plural)
hunule (singular vocative)
hunilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French Huns, from Latin Hunni.


hun

From *pun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, compare Malay pohon.


hun

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hungarian.


hun

Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of hôn (“to kiss”)

Typical Central and Southern Vietnamese retention of medial *u, which often developed into ‹ô› (or ‹o›) in Northern dialects; later strengthened with the use of "slang" to avoid awkward situations. Compare rún vs. rốn, thúi vs. thối.


hun

to smoke (to preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 熏 (SV: huân).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">huân</i>


hun

fy hun

ei hun

ein hun

fy ngeiriau fy hun

ei syniad ei hun

ein cartref ein hun

(with possessive determiner preceding both itself and the noun) own


hun

ei hun ei hun

(Compare: ei un ei hun

un (mutation mutation-radical)
hun (mutation prothesis-h)


hun

From Proto-Brythonic *hʉn, from Proto-Celtic *sounos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep”).


hun

Kítà é hùn.


hun

Mo fẹ́ hun aṣọ òfì wọn, fún ayẹyẹ wọn, lọ́sẹ̀ tó ń bọ̀.

I want to weave their clothes, for their celebration, this upcoming week