Heft

heft hëft Hëft German Pronunciation de /hɛft/ de De-Heft2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Heft.ogg de De-at-Heft.ogg Austria das heft /das‿ˈhɛft/ de ɛft 1 Etymology 1 18th-century backformation from de heften to fasten, from gem-pro *haftijaną to bind, secure. Alternative forms de H. abbreviation, chiefly in context Noun n,(e)s chen,l,erl notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book book in which notes or memoranda are written notepad, writing pad pad of paper on which one jots down notes exercise book booklet for students, containing problems and exercises, or blank pages for writing answers number, issue single edition of a periodical publication magazine non-academic periodical publication comic magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories Declension n,(e)s Hyponyms de Aufsatzheft composition book de Notizheft de Rechenheft de Schulheft exercise book, composition book used in school de Schreibheft Descendants csb hëft 1 Etymology 2 From de gmh hefte, from de goh hefti, from de gmw-pro *haftī, from de gem-pro *haftiją handle, grip. Cognate with nl heft, en haft. Noun n,(e)s de literary historical specialist or regional widely _ obsolete haft; handle (of a weapon or certain tools) Usage notes In large parts of Germany, this word is unknown even to well educated native speakers. Even the common expression de das Heft in der Hand haben/halten to be in charge to hold the haft in one's hand is interpreted as a derivative of etymology 1. Declension n,(e)s Further reading Heft_Schaft_Griff Heft (Schaft, Griff) Heft_Schrift_Broschur Heft (Schrift, Broschur) Hunsrik Pronunciation hrx /heft/ Noun n Hefte Hefter Heftche notebook Further reading Luxembourgish Pronunciation lb [hæft] Noun Hefter notebook Pennsylvania German Etymology From pdc gmh hefte, from pdc goh hefti, from pdc gmw-pro *haftī, from pdc gem-pro *haftiją handle, grip. Compare de Heft, nl heft, en haft. Noun pdc noun n hilt Plautdietsch Etymology From pdt de Heft. Noun pdt noun n plural Hefta notebook pdt 1-syllable words pdt Books