hiis

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hiici. Cognate with Finnish Finnish hiisi and Livvi hiiži (“devil”). The original meaning in Proto-Finnic was most likely "burial ground". Possibly a loan from Proto-Germanic *χīđiz (“den, thicket”) or *sīdǭ (“side”).

Noun

hiis (genitive hiie, partitive hiit)

  1. sacred grove
  2. a pagan holy place (usually a forest)

Declension
Inflection of hiis (ÕS type 14/uus, d/t-ø-s gradation)
singular plural
nominative hiis hiied
accusative hiie hiied
genitive hiie hiite
partitive hiit hiisi
illative hiide
hiiesse		 hiitesse
hiisisse
inessive hiies hiites
hiisis
elative hiiest hiitest
hiisist
allative hiiele hiitele
hiisile
adessive hiiel hiitel
hiisil
ablative hiielt hiitelt
hiisilt
translative hiieks hiiteks
hiisiks
terminative hiieni hiiteni
essive hiiena hiitena
abessive hiieta hiiteta
comitative hiiega hiitega

Derived terms
  • hiigel-
  • hiid
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