English

Noun

hin ‎(plural hins)

1. An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measurement, approximately 0.48 litre.
   • Exodus 30:24 (NIV):

     500 shekels of cassia — all according to the sanctuary shekel — and a hin of olive oil.

Translations

Danish

Pronoun

hin

1. that

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Pronoun

hin m, f ‎(demonstrative)

1. the other, that, the

Article

hin m, f ‎(definite)

1. the

Declension

German

Etymology

From Old High German hina; compare hence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪn/

Adverb

hin

1. (to) there; thither (archaic)
   • 1912, Luther, John: 13:36 in the Bible]:

     w:Book of John XIII. 36. Spricht Simon Petrus zu ihm: HERR, wo gehst du hin? Jesus antwortete ihm: Wo ich hin gehe, kannst du mir diesmal nicht folgen; aber du wirst mir nachmals folgen

See also

• hin-
• hin und wieder

Icelandic

Pronoun

hin ‎(demonstrative)

1. that (female)

Japanese

Romanization

hin

1. rōmaji reading of ひん

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hin/ (example of pronunciation)

Pronoun

hin m ‎(feminine hi, neuter hitt, plural hine)

1. the other

   Me skal til hi sida av fjorden.‎

   We are going to the other side of the fjord.

Derived terms

• hinsides ‎(“the other side”)

References

• “hin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hinn.

The noun has been formed by ellipsis of phrases such as hin håle and hin onde.

Pronoun

hin

1. (demonstrative, obsolete) other, the other one; that

Derived terms

• hinsida ‎(“other side”)
• hinsides ‎(“on the other side”)

Article

hin

1. (obsolete except in set phrases, before an adjective) the (definite article)

Related terms

• hin håken ‎(“the devil”) (a euphemism for hin håle)
• hin håle ‎(“the devil”) (literally, “the hard one”)
• hin onde ‎(“the devil”) (literally, “the evil one”)

Noun

hin c

1. the devil

References

• Svensk etymologisk ordbok ("Swedish etymological dictionary")
• hin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.