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" (22 found)
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Related words (11)
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13 entriesDarmstaedterFrankfurterHessian cultureHessian dialectWiesbadenergunny clothhessian baghessian sackindefinite Hessianjute clothpositive definite Hessiansackclothsymmetric Hessian
Collocations
7 entriescoarse hessianhessian baghessian clothhessian fabrichessian sackhessian weaverough hessian
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 9 languages.
Czech
1 entries- hesenský adj (pertaining to Hesse)
Finnish
1 entries- hesseniläinen adj (pertaining to Hesse)
French
1 entries- hessois adj (pertaining to Hesse)
German
1 entries- hessisch adj (pertaining to Hesse)
Irish
1 entries- Heiseánach adj (pertaining to Hesse)
Italian
1 entries- assiano adj (pertaining to Hesse)
Polish
1 entries- heski adj (pertaining to Hesse)
Portuguese
1 entries- hessiano adj (pertaining to Hesse)
Spanish
1 entries- hessiano adj (pertaining to Hesse)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
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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