hije

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • hie
  • (Tosk, Arbëresh) he, hje
  • (Arvanitic) çē

Etymology

Singularized plural of dialectal and Old Albanian hē, from Proto-Albanian *skijā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂.

Noun

hije f (indefinite plural hije, definite singular hija, definite plural hijet)

  1. shadow
  2. shade
  3. darkness, murkiness
  4. (figuratively) cloud of suspicion, of distrust
  5. shadowy figure, apparition
  6. (figuratively) ghost, specter
  7. beauty, appropriation (when associated with speech, idiomatic expression, clothing, jewelry, decoration, etc.)
    nuk i ka hije
    (lit.) it has no appropriation/beauty on her/him ~ it isn't appropriate/beautiful for her/him
    i ka hije
    (lit.) it has appropriation/beauty on her/him ~ it is appropriate/beautiful for her/him
  • hijeshëm
  • hijeshi f, hijeshia f
  • hijeshim m, hijeshimi m
  • hijesirë f, hijesira f
  • hijeshoj, hijeshohem
  • hijesoj, hijesohem
  • hir m, hiri m
  • hyj m, hyji m
  • hyjni f,hyjnia f

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈixe/ [ˈi.xe]
  • Rhymes: -ixe
  • Syllabification: hi‧je

Noun

hije gender-neutral (plural hijes, feminine hija, feminine plural hijas, masculine hijo, masculine plural hijos)

  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) child (offspring)
    • 1976 November 11, Álvaro García Meseguer, “Sexismo y lenguaje”, in Cambio16‎, archived from the original on 13 October 2007:
      Les progenitores podrán educar a sus hijes más fácilmente en forma no sexista.
      Parents will be able to educate their children more easily in a non-sexist way.
    • 2018 June 13, Guillermo Alonso, “Sin miedo ni reglas: la generación de niños, niñas y niñes trans que cambiará el mundo”, in El País‎, Madrid, →ISSN:
      […] los libros de texto son excluyentes, no reflejan la existencia de las personas trans, ni la de otras realidades minoritarias, nuestras hijas, hijes e hijos son invisibles en el sistema educativo”.
      […] textbooks are exclusive, they do not reflect the existence of trans people, nor that of other minority realities, our daughters, children and sons are invisible in the educational system”.
    • 2020, Aurélia Blanc, Educar contra el machismo, Roca Editorial, →ISBN:
      En 2010, las francesas se encargaron del 71 por ciento de las tareas del hogar y del 65 por ciento de las labores relacionadas con les hijes.
      In 2010, French women did 71 percent of the housework and 65 percent of the work related to their children.
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