German

Noun

Hete f ‎(genitive Hete, plural Heten)

1. (colloquial, slightly derogatory) A person with a heterosexual orientation.

Synonyms

• Heterosexueller

Antonyms

• Homo, Homosexueller

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeːtə/

Adjective

hete

1. Inflected form of heet

Verb

hete

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of heten

Anagrams

• heet, thee

Finnish

Noun

hete

1. A quagmire or morass, a swampy, soggy spot. Hete is a relatively small soggy area, but big enough to stop a man or horse.

Declension

Synonyms

• rimpi
• suonsilmä
• suonsilmäke

Derived terms

• hetteikkö

Hungarian

Etymology

hét +‎ -e ‎(“possessive suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛtɛ]
• Hyphenation: he‧te

Noun

hete

1. third-person singular (single possession) possessive of hét

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

hete

1. definite singular of het
2. plural of het

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hiti

Noun

hete m ‎(definite singular heten)

1. heat

Derived terms

• hetebølge

Etymology 3

From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːtə/

Verb

hete ‎(present tense heter, simple past het or hette, past participle hett, present participle hetende)

1. To be called; to have as a name

   Hva heter du?

   What's your name?

   Han vet ikke engang hva jeg heter.

   He doesn't even know my name. (lit. what I'm called)

See also

• heite (Nynorsk)

Etymology 4

From Old Norse hita

Verb

hete ‎(present tense heter, simple past and past participle heta or hetet)

1. to heat, warm

Derived terms

• opphetet, oppheta

References

• “hete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hiti

Noun

hete m ‎(definite singular heten)

1. heat

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hita

Verb

hete ‎(present tense hetar, simple past and past participle heta)

1. to heat, warm

Old English

Noun

hete m ‎(nominative plural hetas)

1. hatred, malice

Derived terms

• hetenīþ
• heterōf ‎(“full of hate, hateful”)

Descendants

• English: hate (noun)

Spanish

Etymology

• adverb he + pronoun te

Phrase

hete

1. here you are

Swedish

Adjective

hete

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of het.