heißen

Significado (inglés)

Verb

1. (class-7,copulative,strong) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
2. (class-7,intransitive,strong,transitive) to mean, to signify; to have a meaning
3. (class-7,impersonal,strong) to say, to be said; to go, run (like)
4. (archaic,class-7,strong,transitive) to call (someone something)
5. (archaic,class-7,strong,transitive) to order, to direct, to call to do something

Adj

1. (form-of,genitive,masculine,neuter,singular,strong) inflection of heiß:
2. (dative,form-of,genitive,mixed,singular,weak) inflection of heiß:
3. (accusative,form-of,masculine,mixed,singular,strong,weak) inflection of heiß:
4. (dative,form-of,plural,strong) inflection of heiß:
5. (form-of,mixed,plural,weak) inflection of heiß:

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈhaɪ̯sən/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

From Middle High German heizen, from Old High German heizzan, from Proto-West Germanic *haitan, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.
Cognates
Cognate with Bavarian haßn, hoaßn, Yiddish הייסן (heysn), Dutch heten, Low German heten, heiten, archaic English hote, hight (“to name; to be named”), Old Norse heita, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (haitan). Compare also with English hest, behest.

Oracións

Bauern haben heutzutage so viele Maschinen , dass sie eigentlich Maschinenbauer heißen müssten .

Farmers today have so many machines that they should actually be called machine builders.