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Heia
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heia
German
Etymology
Chiefly Central German word attested since the 18th century. Related to common lullaby verses like de heia popeia. This is probably of mere interjectional origin, though some have ventured to derive it from de ine-pro *ḱey- to lie down, in which case it would be related with de Heirat. The late attestation is only a weak counterargument in such a childish word; nevertheless the relation seems rather hypothetical.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhaɪ̯a/
de De-Heia.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f,(s)
de childish bed or sleep; beddy-bye
de in die Heia gehen to go to bed
de Zeit für die Heia time for bed / time for sleep
de Heia machen to sleep
Declension
f,(s)
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