heißen

Meaning

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:

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heiß

1. hot (having a high temperature)
2. hot; horny (sexually aroused)

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Concepts

be called

call

name

mean

term

be named

designate

dub

label

🏷️

signify

tell

feign

hight

tell on

mark

charge

meant

called

order

pretend

purport

sign

command

denote

betoken

direct

Synonyms

nennen

benennen

ernennen

genannt werden

bedeuten

bezeichnen

sagen

🗣️

schließen lassen auf

firmieren

Bezeichnung tragen

besagen

🗣️

rufen

darstellen

einberufen

erwähnen

fungieren

klingeln

💍

meinen

mitteilen

natürlich

Redensart

schimpfen

Sinn

sprechen

🗣️

sich nennen

figurieren

Name ist

Name lautet

Namen tragen

Namen haben

bezeichnet werden als

man nennt

Bedeutung

angesprochen werden als

anklopfen

anleiten

anordnen

anrufen

ansagen

anweisen

äußern

befehlen

bestellen

betrogen

bitten

Translations

llamarse

heten

noemen

s’appeler

uitmaken voor

nommer

chiamarsi

llamar

benoemen

appeler

chiamare

chamar-se

dir-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪ̯sən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: heizen

Inherited from Old High German: heizzan

Cognate with Bavarian: haßn

Cognate with Yiddish: הייסן

Cognate with Dutch: heten

Cognate with Low German: heten

Cognate with English: hote

Cognate with Old Norse: heita

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽

Cognate with English: hest

In summary

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

Sentences

Deswegen heißen die so .

That's why they're called that.