Feminine
heks
Meaning
- (feminine) witch (sorceress)
- (derogatory, feminine, figuratively) witch (term of abuse for a woman)
Synonyms
Translations
Hexe
bruja
sorcière
bruxa
strega
bruixa
masca
μάγισσα
veneficaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɦɛks/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch hexe (15th c.), borrowed from Early Modern German Hexe. Displaced native Middle Dutch hagetisse. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā.
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