Hüne

Meaning

1. (masculine, weak) giant, hulk (tall man, typically also muscular)
2. (masculine, weak) giant

Concepts

giant

hero

🦸‍♂️

big man

great man

great god

Tokyo Giants

hulk

Synonyms

Riese

Gigant

Koloss

Titan

Hünengestalt

Kleiderschrank

Titane

Hulk

Kraftpaket

Holk

Bulle

Kerl wie ein Baum

Kraftmensch

langer Lulatsch

echter Mann

großer Mann

großer Geist

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhyːnə/

Etymology

From German Low German Hüne (“giant, hulk”), from Middle Low German hǖne (“hulk; Hun”), ultimately from the self-designation of the historic Huns. Compare Middle High German hiune, hūne (“Hun; Hungarian”), from Old High German hūn (“Hun”).
The High German equivalent Heune became obsolete in Early Modern German and was superseded by the Latin-derived Ungar (“Hungarian”) and Hunne (“Hun”). However, Hüne remained common as a term for “giant, hulk” both in mythic and everyday contexts in many parts of northern Germany, whence it was reintroduced to the written language in the 17th and 18th centuries.