"hejsan" meaning in Swedish

See hejsan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: From earlier hejsa, borrowed from German heisa. The -n ending might have been added by analogy to words like jajamänsan, where -san is likely a contraction of "sa(de) han" (he said). Etymology templates: {{m|sv|hejsa}} hejsa, {{bor|sv|de|heisa}} German heisa, {{m|sv|jajamänsan}} jajamänsan Head templates: {{head|sv|interjection}} hejsan, {{sv-interjection}} hejsan
  1. hey; hi Related terms: hej (english: has a list of greetings and farewells)
    Sense id: en-hejsan-sv-intj-fu~X51fE Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for hejsan meaning in Swedish (1.1kB)

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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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  "etymology_text": "From earlier hejsa, borrowed from German heisa. The -n ending might have been added by analogy to words like jajamänsan, where -san is likely a contraction of \"sa(de) han\" (he said).",
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      "expansion": "hejsan",
      "name": "sv-interjection"
    }
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "intj",
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          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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          "hey",
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          "word": "hej"
        }
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      },
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      },
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sv",
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      "english": "has a list of greetings and farewells",
      "word": "hej"
    }
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