hinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hinn, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz. Cognate with English yon (“that, that one over there”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪnː/
• Rhymes: -ɪnː

Pronoun

hinn (feminine hin, neuter hitt)

1. (demonstrative) other, the other, the other one, the next; that (in conjunction with þessi (“this, that”))
   • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)

     Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.

     If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.

Declension

positive forms of hinn (strong-only)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinn	hin	hitt
accusative	hinn	hina
dative	hinum	hinni	hinu
genitive	hins	hinnar	hins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinir	hinar	hin
accusative	hina
dative	hinum
genitive	hinna

Derived terms

• á hinn (“day after tomorrow”)

Article

hinn (feminine hin, neuter hið)

1. the (definite article)

   Synonyms: -inn, inn, enn

   • Genesis 1:31 (Icelandic Bible, New International Version)

     Og Guð leit allt, sem hann hafði gjört, og sjá, það var harla gott. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn sjötti dagur.

     God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Declension

positive forms of hinn (strong-only)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinn	hin	hið
accusative	hinn	hina
dative	hinum	hinni	hinu
genitive	hins	hinnar	hins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinir	hinar	hin
accusative	hina
dative	hinum
genitive	hinna

Derived terms

• hið opinbera

Maltese

Alternative forms

• hinna, hinni, henn, henna
• hinnek (Gozo)
• hinnhekk, hinnhekka, hinnekk, hinekka (emphatic form)

Etymology

From Arabic هُنَا (hunā, “here”) or a related form. Compare hawn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnn/

Adverb

hinn

1. (archaic outside idioms) there

   Synonyms: hemm, hemmhekk

Derived terms

• lil hinn
• ’l hawn u ’l hinn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• enn, inn, -inn — for the definite article

Etymology

From a merger of several words: Proto-Norse *ᚺᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*hinaʀ), cognate with Ancient Greek ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos), and Proto-Norse *ᛖᚾᚨᛉ (*enaʀ), irregularily from Proto-Germanic *jainaz (“that over there, yon”), whence also Old English ġeon, Old Frisian jen, jena, Old High German jēner, Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (jains).

Pronoun

hinn (feminine hin, neuter hitt)

1. (demonstrative, contrastive) the other, that one

   sá es sæll, en hinn es eigi

   this one is happy, but that one is not

2. (emphatically) that

Declension

Declension of hinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinn	hin	hitt
accusative	hinn	hina	hitt
dative	hinum	hinni	hinu
genitive	hins	hinnar	hins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinir	hinar	hin
accusative	hina	hinar	hin
dative	hinum	hinum	hinum
genitive	hinna	hinna	hinna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hinn
• Faroese: hin
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hin
• Old Swedish: hīn
  • Swedish: hin (obsolete as demonstrative); hin c (“the devil”)
• Danish: hin
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hin

Article

hinn (feminine hin, neuter hit)

1. the (definite article)

Declension

Declension of hinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinn	hin	hit
accusative	hinn	hina	hit
dative	hinum	hinni	hinu
genitive	hins	hinnar	hins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hinir	hinar	hin
accusative	hina	hinar	hin
dative	hinum	hinum	hinum
genitive	hinna	hinna	hinna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hinn
• Faroese: hin

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Verb

hinn

1. imperative of hinna