hinde

See also: Hinde

Chavacano

Adverb

hindê

1. Alternative spelling of hende

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /henə/, [ˈhenə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hinnæ, from Old Norse hinna, from Proto-Germanic *hinnǭ, cognate with Swedish hinna.

Noun

hinde c (singular definite hinden, plural indefinite hinder)

1. (anatomy, zootomy, biology) membrane

   Synonym: membran

2. film
3. pellicle

Declension

Declension of hinde

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hinde	hinden	hinder	hinderne
genitive	hindes	hindens	hinders	hindernes

References

• “hinde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Hinde,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hinna (“to reach”), from Proto-Germanic *hinþaną, cognate with Swedish hinna (“to have sufficient time”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (frahinþan, “to take captive”).

Verb

hinde (past tense hindede, past participle hindet)

1. (obsolete) to reach, catch up with
   • 1822, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Saxo Grammaticus: Danmarks Krønike fordansket‎^[1], volume 3, page 234:

     Men det var umueligt at hinde dem, saa overmaade raske Seilere som de var.

     However, it was impossible to catch up with them, since they were so immensely quick sailors.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hinde

active passive present hinder hindes past hindede hindedes infinitive hinde hindes imperative hind — participle present hindende past hindet (auxiliary verb have) gerund hinden

References

• “hinde,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• hinder

Noun

hinde c

1. indefinite plural of hind

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hinde, from Old Dutch *hind, from Proto-West Germanic *hindi, from Proto-Germanic *hindiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪndə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hin‧de
• Rhymes: -ɪndə

Noun

hinde f (plural hindes, diminutive hindetje n)

1. a doe or hind; a female deer
   • 1968, Willem Johan van der Molen & Jan Wit, "Evenals een moede hinde" (psalm 42).

     Evenals een moede hinde / naar het klare water smacht, / schreeuwt mijn ziel om God te vinden / die ik ademloos verwacht.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)