hin-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hin"

Cebuano

Prefix

hin-

alternative spelling of hing-

German

Etymology

hin in compounds.

Pronunciation

Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)

Prefix

hin-

(stressed) Separable verbal prefix that indicates a movement or direction to a location that is not where the speaker is
Antonym: her-

‎hin- + ‎fahren (“to drive”) → ‎hinfahren (“to drive there”)

‎hin- + ‎fallen (“to fall”) → ‎hinfallen (“to fall over, to fall down”)

‎hin- + ‎werfen (“to throw”) → ‎hinwerfen (“to throw (somewhere or towards someone who is not the speaker)”)

‎hin- + ‎sehen (“to see, to look”) → ‎hinsehen (“to look somewhere, to look (as opposed to looking away”)
(unstressed) Adverbial prefix that indicates a movement or direction to a location that is not where the speaker is
Synonym: (colloquial) r-

Antonym: her-

‎hin- + ‎unter (“below, under”) → ‎hinunter (“down (away from one's own location)”)

‎hin- + ‎über (“over”) → ‎hinüber (“across, over (to the other side)”)

Usage notes

While hin- is nominally the counterpart of her- and may require being exchanged for it depending on context, the prefix has lexicalized in some verbs and remains unchanged in them regardless of how it relates to the speaker's position, for example in hinfallen or the reflexive sense of hinziehen.

Derived terms

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hin-. Related to heonan (“hence”). Akin to Old High German hina. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xin/, [hin]

Prefix

hin-

(poetic) hence, from here
hinfūs ― ready to go away, depart

hingang ― going hence, departure, death

hinsīþ ― going hence, departure, death

Tagalog

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hin/ [hɪn̪]
Syllabification: hin-

Prefix

hin- (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

alternative form of hing-, if the stem starts with the letter ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨t⟩.

Derived terms