Hessian

From Hesse +‎ -ian. Doublet of hessian.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛsɪən/, /ˈhɛsɪɛn/ (especially the senses 'inhabitant of Hesse', 'boot')
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʃən/ (especially the sense 'mercenary')

Hessian (comparative more Hessian, superlative most Hessian)

1. Of, from or relating to the state of Hesse, Germany.
2. Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).

   Hessian line; Hessian point; Hessian matrix

Hessian (countable and uncountable, plural Hessians)

1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany.
2. (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
3. (fashion) Ellipsis of Hessian boot.
4. (chiefly British) Ellipsis of Hessian cloth or Hessian fabric (“burlap, jute”).
5. (mathematics) Ellipsis of Hessian matrix.

Hessian

1. The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in Hesse.

• Naishes, shenais

Borrowed from English hessian.

Hessian m or n (strong, genitive Hessians or Hessian, no plural)

1. hessian, burlap (a strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute)

   Synonyms: Sackleinen, Juteleinen, Rupfen

• “Hessian” in Duden online
• “Hessian” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache