hiesig

German

Etymology

Apparently from Middle High German *hiewesic, from Middle High German hie, (here, adverb) + Middle High German *wesic (being), as in Middle High German abewesic (absent), selpwesic (intrinsic, essential), etc. Equivalent to hie (here) + wesend + -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːzɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: hie‧sig

Adjective

hiesig (strong nominative masculine singular hiesiger, not comparable)

  1. local; of, from here
    Synonyms: von hier, einheimisch
    Die hiesigen Künstler sind sehr talentiert.The local artists are very talented. (literally, “The artists of here...”)
    • 1905, Heinrich Mann, Professor Unrat oder Das Ende eines Tyrannen, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag:
      »Dem mag nun sein wie ihm wolle, so irren Sie doch in Ihrer ersten Voraussetzung, Mann, sintemal ich kein Volksschullehrer bin, sondern der Professor Doktor Raat vom hiesigen Gymnasium.«
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See also

Further reading

  • hiesig” in Duden online
  • hiesig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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