"Hexe" meaning in German

See Hexe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛk.sə/ Audio: De-Hexe.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German hecse, hesse, from Old High German hagzissa, from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate with English hag and Dutch heks. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|hecse}} Middle High German hecse, {{inh|de|goh|hagzissa}} Old High German hagzissa, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*hagatussjā}} Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā, {{cog|en|hag}} English hag, {{cog|nl|heks}} Dutch heks Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Hexe f (genitive Hexe, plural Hexen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Hexe [genitive], Hexen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Hexe [nominative, singular], Hexen [definite, nominative, plural], Hexe [genitive, singular], Hexen [definite, genitive, plural], Hexe [dative, singular], Hexen [dative, definite, plural], Hexe [accusative, singular], Hexen [accusative, definite, plural], Hex [alternative], Hex' [alternative]
  1. witch Tags: feminine Synonyms: Hexerin, Hexin, Magierin, Zauberin, Zaubrerin Hyponyms: Hexenmeisterin, Kräuterhexe, schwarze Hexe, weiße Hexe Coordinate_terms: Hexer, Hexenmeister, Magier, Zauberer, Zaubrer
    Sense id: en-Hexe-de-noun-4YIwmPQu Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Fantasy, Female people, Occult, People Derived forms: Haeckse, hexen, hexenartig, Hexenbesen, Hexenei, Hexeneinmaleins, hexenhaft, Hexenhaus, Hexenhäuschen, Hexenjagd, Hexenkessel, Hexenküche, Hexenkunst, Hexenmilch, Hexenprozess, Hexenring, Hexensabbat, Hexensalbe, Hexenschuss, Hexenstich, Hexentanz, Hexentreppchen (english: scoubidou; little witches’-staircases) [literally, neuter], Hexenverbrennung, Hexenverfolgung, Hexenverwahn, Hexerei

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "heks",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: heks\nAfrikaans: heks\n→ Papiamentu: hèks",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: heks\nAfrikaans: heks\n→ Papiamentu: hèks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "heksa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: heksa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: heksa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "hecse"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German hecse",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "hagzissa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German hagzissa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*hagatussjā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hag"
      },
      "expansion": "English hag",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "heks"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch heks",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German hecse, hesse, from Old High German hagzissa, from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate with English hag and Dutch heks.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hex",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hex'",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Hexe f (genitive Hexe, plural Hexen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Fantasy",
          "orig": "de:Fantasy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "de:Female people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Occult",
          "orig": "de:Occult",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "de:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "Hexer"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenmeister"
        },
        {
          "word": "Magier"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zauberer"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zaubrer"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Haeckse"
        },
        {
          "word": "hexen"
        },
        {
          "word": "hexenartig"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenbesen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenei"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexeneinmaleins"
        },
        {
          "word": "hexenhaft"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenhaus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenhäuschen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenjagd"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenkessel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenküche"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenkunst"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenmilch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenprozess"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenring"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexensabbat"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexensalbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenschuss"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenstich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexentanz"
        },
        {
          "english": "scoubidou; little witches’-staircases",
          "tags": [
            "literally",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Hexentreppchen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenverbrennung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenverfolgung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexenverwahn"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexerei"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "witch"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "Hexenmeisterin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kräuterhexe"
        },
        {
          "word": "schwarze Hexe"
        },
        {
          "word": "weiße Hexe"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-Hexe-de-noun-4YIwmPQu",
      "links": [
        [
          "witch",
          "witch"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Hexerin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Magierin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zauberin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zaubrerin"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛk.sə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Hexe.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/80/De-Hexe.ogg/De-Hexe.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/De-Hexe.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Haeckse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hexe"
}
{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "word": "Hexer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenmeister"
    },
    {
      "word": "Magier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zauberer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zaubrer"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Haeckse"
    },
    {
      "word": "hexen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hexenartig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenbesen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexeneinmaleins"
    },
    {
      "word": "hexenhaft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenhaus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenhäuschen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenjagd"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenkessel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenküche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenkunst"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenmilch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenprozess"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenring"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexensabbat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexensalbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenschuss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenstich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexentanz"
    },
    {
      "english": "scoubidou; little witches’-staircases",
      "tags": [
        "literally",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hexentreppchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenverbrennung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenverfolgung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexenverwahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hexerei"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "heks",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: heks\nAfrikaans: heks\n→ Papiamentu: hèks",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: heks\nAfrikaans: heks\n→ Papiamentu: hèks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "heksa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: heksa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: heksa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "hecse"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German hecse",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "hagzissa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German hagzissa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*hagatussjā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hag"
      },
      "expansion": "English hag",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "heks"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch heks",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German hecse, hesse, from Old High German hagzissa, from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate with English hag and Dutch heks.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hexen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hex",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hex'",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Hexe f (genitive Hexe, plural Hexen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Hexenmeisterin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kräuterhexe"
    },
    {
      "word": "schwarze Hexe"
    },
    {
      "word": "weiße Hexe"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Fantasy",
        "de:Female people",
        "de:Occult",
        "de:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "witch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "witch",
          "witch"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Hexerin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hexin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Magierin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zauberin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zaubrerin"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛk.sə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Hexe.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/80/De-Hexe.ogg/De-Hexe.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/De-Hexe.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Haeckse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hexe"
}

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