See also: Helle, hel·lé, and hel·lè

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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helle

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of hellen

Etymology 2

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Noun

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helle

  1. (archaic) genitive/dative singular of hel

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhelːeˣ/, [ˈhe̞lːe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -elːe
  • Syllabification(key): hel‧le

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *heldeh (compare Karelian helleh), from an earlier *šelteš, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian šiltis).[1]

Noun

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helle

  1. hot weather, swelter.
  2. (rare, chiefly figuratively) A hot place or heat.
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As a technical term, in Finnish weather forecasts the term helle is used of temperatures above +25 °C (77 F).

Declension
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Inflection of helle (Kotus type 48*I/hame, lt-ll gradation)
nominative helle helteet
genitive helteen helteiden
helteitten
partitive hellettä helteitä
illative helteeseen helteisiin
helteihin
singular plural
nominative helle helteet
accusative nom. helle helteet
gen. helteen
genitive helteen helteiden
helteitten
partitive hellettä helteitä
inessive helteessä helteissä
elative helteestä helteistä
illative helteeseen helteisiin
helteihin
adessive helteellä helteillä
ablative helteeltä helteiltä
allative helteelle helteille
essive helteenä helteinä
translative helteeksi helteiksi
abessive helteettä helteittä
instructive heltein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of helle (Kotus type 48*I/hame, lt-ll gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative helteeni helteeni
accusative nom. helteeni helteeni
gen. helteeni
genitive helteeni helteideni
helteitteni
partitive hellettäni helteitäni
inessive helteessäni helteissäni
elative helteestäni helteistäni
illative helteeseeni helteisiini
helteihini
adessive helteelläni helteilläni
ablative helteeltäni helteiltäni
allative helteelleni helteilleni
essive helteenäni helteinäni
translative helteekseni helteikseni
abessive helteettäni helteittäni
instructive
comitative helteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative helteesi helteesi
accusative nom. helteesi helteesi
gen. helteesi
genitive helteesi helteidesi
helteittesi
partitive hellettäsi helteitäsi
inessive helteessäsi helteissäsi
elative helteestäsi helteistäsi
illative helteeseesi helteisiisi
helteihisi
adessive helteelläsi helteilläsi
ablative helteeltäsi helteiltäsi
allative helteellesi helteillesi
essive helteenäsi helteinäsi
translative helteeksesi helteiksesi
abessive helteettäsi helteittäsi
instructive
comitative helteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative helteemme helteemme
accusative nom. helteemme helteemme
gen. helteemme
genitive helteemme helteidemme
helteittemme
partitive hellettämme helteitämme
inessive helteessämme helteissämme
elative helteestämme helteistämme
illative helteeseemme helteisiimme
helteihimme
adessive helteellämme helteillämme
ablative helteeltämme helteiltämme
allative helteellemme helteillemme
essive helteenämme helteinämme
translative helteeksemme helteiksemme
abessive helteettämme helteittämme
instructive
comitative helteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative helteenne helteenne
accusative nom. helteenne helteenne
gen. helteenne
genitive helteenne helteidenne
helteittenne
partitive hellettänne helteitänne
inessive helteessänne helteissänne
elative helteestänne helteistänne
illative helteeseenne helteisiinne
helteihinne
adessive helteellänne helteillänne
ablative helteeltänne helteiltänne
allative helteellenne helteillenne
essive helteenänne helteinänne
translative helteeksenne helteiksenne
abessive helteettänne helteittänne
instructive
comitative helteinenne
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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “helle”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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helle

  1. allative singular of he (he (a letter of some Semitic alphabets))

German

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Etymology

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Regional variant of German hell. From Middle High German hellen, from the root of hell (clear, bright). Cognate with Dutch hel.

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helle (strong nominative masculine singular heller, comparative heller, superlative am hellesten or am hellsten)

  1. (regional, Northern Germany, Berlin) clever, smart, bright

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Further reading

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  • helle” in Duden online
  • helle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Karelian

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Noun

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helle

  1. heat

Limburgish

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Etymology 1

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Unknown.

Adjective

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helle (comparative helder, superlative helles, predicative superlative 't hèls)

  1. hard
  2. loud
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Root changed into hel, only used as last word of a phrase.

de hel vrów/de vrów is hel, mer ouch vröntjelik vs. die vrów is helle
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Etymology 2

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From hel.

Noun

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helle f

  1. (obsolete) dative singular of hel

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch hella, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju.

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helle f

  1. Hell
  2. underworld

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Weak feminine
Singular Plural
Nominative helle hellen
Accusative helle hellen
Genitive hellen hellen
Dative helle, hellen hellen

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  • Dutch: hel
  • Limburgish: hel

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English hell, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

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helle (genitive helles or helle)

  1. Hell (the Christian place of damnation)
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[3], published c. 1410, Matheu 10:28, page 4v; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      and nyle ȝe dꝛede hem þat moun ſle þe bodi .· foꝛ þei moun not ſle þe ſoule / but raþere dꝛede ȝe hym þat mai leeſe boþe bodi and ſoule in to helle
      But don't fear those who can kill the body, because they can't kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who can destroy both the body and soul in Hell.
  2. Limbo (waiting place for souls)
  3. (by extension) The underworld in Greco-Roman legend.

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helle (plural helles, genitive helles or helle)

  1. Death, mortality.
  2. A place of suffering or evil.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hella, from hallr (stone).

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helle f or m (definite singular hella or hellen, indefinite plural heller, definite plural hellene)

  1. flat stone
  2. disc made of iron
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  • (disc made of iron): takke
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hella, from hallr (slope, incline).

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helle (imperative hell, present tense heller, simple past hellet or helte, past participle hellet or helt, present participle hellende)

  1. to slope, incline
  2. to near an end.
    Dagen heller.
    The day nears its end.
  3. to pour (something)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hella, from hallr (stone).

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helle f (definite singular hella, indefinite plural heller, definite plural hellene)

  1. flat stone
  2. disc made of iron

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  • (disc made of iron): takke

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Old English

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Noun

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helle

  1. inflection of hell:
    1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ingrian hellä.

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Adjective

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helle

  1. sensitive
  2. gentle, tender

Inflection

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Declension of helle (type VIII/päive, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative helle helled
genitive hellä hellije, hellii
partitive hellä helliite, hellii
illative helläse, hellä helliise
inessive hellez helliiz
elative hellesse helliisse
allative hellele helliile
adessive hellelle helliille
ablative hellelte helliilte
translative hellessi helliissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “hellä”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat, 2nd edition, Tallinn