hel

Meaning

hellen

to incline

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Concepts

hell
clear
inferno
bright
light
perdition
Hades
obvious
orc
penetratingly
plain
shadowy
straightforward
⬆️
tarnation

bright light

Doomsday

Gehenna
Orcus
distinct
explicit
glaring
glaringly

light-coloured

lucid
Synonyms

helder
B2
klaar
A1
licht
A2
luisterrijk
zuiver
C1
duidelijk
A1
eeuwige
B2
lichtend
48k
schitterend
B2
uitgesproken
C1
Translations

Hölle
inferno
infierno
enfer
inferno
cehennem

κόλαση

clair
licht
infern
hell
infernum
النار

lichtvoll

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɦɛl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
helle
Inherited from Old Dutch
hella
Cognate with German
German
hell
Cognate with English
English
hall
In summary

From Middle Dutch helle, from Old Dutch hella, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”).

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