Goethe's last words were not "more light!" but what he had in mind was to say "Mer licht hier net guud." In Hessian this means "it isn't very suitable in here."
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Hessian
//ˈhɛsiən//
Synonyms for "hessian" (13 found)
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Related words (6)
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13 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 9 languages.
Czech
2 entries- hesenský adj (pertaining to Hesse)
- Hesenec noun (native or inhabitant of Hesse)
Finnish
2 entries- hesseniläinen adj (pertaining to Hesse)
- hesseniläinen noun (native or inhabitant of Hesse)
French
2 entries- hessois adj (pertaining to Hesse)
- Hessois noun (native or inhabitant of Hesse)
German
3 entries- hessisch adj (pertaining to Hesse)
- Hessisch name (Translations)
- Hesse noun (native or inhabitant of Hesse)
Irish
1 entries- Heiseánach adj (pertaining to Hesse)
Italian
2 entries- assiano adj (pertaining to Hesse)
- assiano noun (native or inhabitant of Hesse)
Polish
4 entries- heski adj (pertaining to Hesse)
- dialekt heski name (Translations)
- Hesyjczyk noun (native or inhabitant of Hesse)
- Hesyjka noun (native or inhabitant of Hesse)
Portuguese
2 entries- hessiano adj (pertaining to Hesse)
- hessiano noun (native or inhabitant of Hesse)
Spanish
2 entries- hessiano adj (pertaining to Hesse)
- hessiano noun (native or inhabitant of Hesse)
Sample sentences
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Tom speaks Hessian.
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I'm German by passport, Hessian by birth and a Frankfurter by God's grace.
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Yet, after marching to Trenton, Washington's troops do surprise the Hessian mercenaries who are in position there.
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