"hel" meaning in Dutch

See hel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɦɛl/ Audio: Nl-hel.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: Probably borrowed from German hell (“shining, very light”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|de|hell|t=shining, very light}} German hell (“shining, very light”) Head templates: {{nl-adj|heller}} hel (comparative heller, superlative helst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|helle}} Forms: heller [comparative], helst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], hel [adverbial, positive, predicative], heller [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het helst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het helste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], helle [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], hellere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], helste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], hel [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], heller [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], helste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], helle [indefinite, plural, positive], hellere [comparative, indefinite, plural], helste [indefinite, plural, superlative], helle [definite, positive], hellere [comparative, definite], helste [definite, superlative], hels [partitive, positive], hellers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. bright Synonyms: helder
    Sense id: en-hel-nl-adj-nl:bright
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɦɛl/ Audio: Nl-hel.ogg Forms: hellen [plural], helletje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From Middle Dutch helle, from Old Dutch hella, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|helle}} Middle Dutch helle, {{inh|nl|odt|hella}} Old Dutch hella, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*hallju}} Proto-West Germanic *hallju, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*haljō}} Proto-Germanic *haljō, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*ḱel-||to cover, hide, conceal}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} hel f (plural hellen, diminutive helletje n)
  1. (religion, mythology) hell, an infernal afterlife Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Mythology, Religion, Death Synonyms: poel, jammerpoel
    Sense id: en-hel-nl-noun-c-5j0cEN Disambiguation of Death: 0 58 0 2 7 7 26 Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences
  2. (figurative) a terrible place or ordeal Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-hel-nl-noun-90oCcuMy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hellemoer, helleveeg, hels
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɦɛl/ Audio: Nl-hel.ogg Forms: hellen [plural], helletje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: See hal. Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+|g2=f}} hel n or f (plural hellen, diminutive helletje n)
  1. Alternative form of hal (“frozen spot”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, neuter Alternative form of: hal (extra: frozen spot)
    Sense id: en-hel-nl-noun-eSFeoUX3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ɦɛl/ Audio: Nl-hel.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} hel
  1. inflection of hellen:
    first-person singular present indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: hellen
    Sense id: en-hel-nl-verb-DPXQG0Pd Categories (other): Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 19 entries: 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 15 15 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 18 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 3 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 1 4 39 39 11
  2. inflection of hellen:
    (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: hellen
    Sense id: en-hel-nl-verb-W61~tiSH Categories (other): Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 19 entries: 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 15 15 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 18 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 3 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 1 4 39 39 11
  3. inflection of hellen:
    imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: hellen
    Sense id: en-hel-nl-verb-RZJ69cAW Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 1 4 39 39 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "english": "I hope you will burn in hell.",
          "text": "Ik hoop dat je zal branden in de hel.",
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        "(figurative) a terrible place or ordeal"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "positive"
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      "form": "hellere",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "hels",
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      "form": "hellers",
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}

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