hiesig
German
editEtymology
editApparently from Middle High German *hiewesic, from Middle High German hie, hī (“here”, adverb) + Middle High German *wesic (“being”), as in Middle High German abewesic (“absent”), selpwesic (“intrinsic, essential”), etc. Equivalent to hie (“here”) + wesend + -ig.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈhiːzɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈhiːzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: hie‧sig
Adjective
edithiesig (strong nominative masculine singular hiesiger, not comparable)
- local; of, from here
- Synonyms: von hier, einheimisch
- Die hiesigen Künstler sind sehr talentiert. ― The local artists are very talented. (literally, “The artists of here...”)
- 1905, Heinrich Mann, Professor Unrat oder Das Ende eines Tyrannen[1], Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag:
- »Dem mag nun sein wie ihm wolle, so irren Sie doch in Ihrer ersten Voraussetzung, Mann, sintemal ich kein Volksschullehrer bin, sondern der Professor Doktor Raat vom hiesigen Gymnasium.«
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Declension
editPositive forms of hiesig (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist hiesig | sie ist hiesig | es ist hiesig | sie sind hiesig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | hiesiger | hiesige | hiesiges | hiesige |
genitive | hiesigen | hiesiger | hiesigen | hiesiger | |
dative | hiesigem | hiesiger | hiesigem | hiesigen | |
accusative | hiesigen | hiesige | hiesiges | hiesige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der hiesige | die hiesige | das hiesige | die hiesigen |
genitive | des hiesigen | der hiesigen | des hiesigen | der hiesigen | |
dative | dem hiesigen | der hiesigen | dem hiesigen | den hiesigen | |
accusative | den hiesigen | die hiesige | das hiesige | die hiesigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein hiesiger | eine hiesige | ein hiesiges | (keine) hiesigen |
genitive | eines hiesigen | einer hiesigen | eines hiesigen | (keiner) hiesigen | |
dative | einem hiesigen | einer hiesigen | einem hiesigen | (keinen) hiesigen | |
accusative | einen hiesigen | eine hiesige | ein hiesiges | (keine) hiesigen |
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