hella

See also: Hella, hellä, Hellä, hélla, and hella-

English

Etymology 1

Related to "a hell of a". Originally Northern California slang. Compare helluv, helluva.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɛl.ə/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlə

Determiner

hella

  1. (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.
    There are hella people here.
    • 2016, Life Is Strange, spoken by Chloe Price (Ashly Burch), Square Enix, via Dontnod Entertainment:
      Now, let’s talk bidness.
      I got nothing for you.
      Wrong. You got hella cash.
    • 2023 August 20, Kelefa Sanneh, quoting Fatimah Nyeema Warner, “Noname’s Ambivalent, Triumphant Comeback”, in The New Yorker‎[1], →ISSN:
      (“We practiced it hella times, but it’s new, and I can’t really get it on top of the music yet,” she explained.)
Synonyms
  • (intensifier; much or many): bare, mad

Pronoun

hella

  1. (slang, chiefly Northern California) A lot; very much.
    We paid hella for that Chinese cuisine.

Adverb

hella (not comparable)

  1. (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, modifying verbs; to a large extent; totally; very much.
    I can't tell you how much I hella love the new track.
    Jane was driving away, and the door was open, so I hella ran for it.
    Oh, today's Cyrell's bday. We hella sang her happy birthday at the spot.
  2. (slang, potentially considered vulgar, chiefly regional US, African-American Vernacular and Internet slang) Intensifier, modifying adjectives; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.
    I guess she seems hella stoned in her commercial.
    I've been a Star Wars fan since I was hella young.
Synonyms
  • (extremely, modifies adjectives): wicked (especially northeastern US)

Interjection

hella

  1. (slang, chiefly Northern California) For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.
    "We definitely rocked that shit man!"
    "Hella!"

Derived terms

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:hella.

Etymology 2

Shortened form, or elision, of phrases like "hell have", approximating casual speech in writing.

Contraction

hella

  1. (nonstandard) Contraction of Hell have.
    Where the hella you been?

References

  • Waksler, Rachelle (San Francisco State University), "A HELLA New Specifier". [2]

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish häll.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhelːɑ/, [ˈhe̞lːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -elːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hel‧la
  • Hyphenation(key): hel‧la

Noun

hella

  1. range, stove (for cooking, sometimes specifically a wood-powered stove)
    Synonym: liesi
  2. (colloquial) oven
    Synonym: uuni

Declension

Inflection of hella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative hella hellat
genitive hellan hellojen
partitive hellaa helloja
illative hellaan helloihin
singular plural
nominative hella hellat
accusative nom. hella hellat
gen. hellan
genitive hellan hellojen
hellain rare
partitive hellaa helloja
inessive hellassa helloissa
elative hellasta helloista
illative hellaan helloihin
adessive hellalla helloilla
ablative hellalta helloilta
allative hellalle helloille
essive hellana helloina
translative hellaksi helloiksi
abessive hellatta helloitta
instructive — helloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hellani hellani
accusative nom. hellani hellani
gen. hellani
genitive hellani hellojeni
hellaini rare
partitive hellaani hellojani
inessive hellassani helloissani
elative hellastani helloistani
illative hellaani helloihini
adessive hellallani helloillani
ablative hellaltani helloiltani
allative hellalleni helloilleni
essive hellanani helloinani
translative hellakseni helloikseni
abessive hellattani helloittani
instructive — —
comitative — helloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hellasi hellasi
accusative nom. hellasi hellasi
gen. hellasi
genitive hellasi hellojesi
hellaisi rare
partitive hellaasi hellojasi
inessive hellassasi helloissasi
elative hellastasi helloistasi
illative hellaasi helloihisi
adessive hellallasi helloillasi
ablative hellaltasi helloiltasi
allative hellallesi helloillesi
essive hellanasi helloinasi
translative hellaksesi helloiksesi
abessive hellattasi helloittasi
instructive — —
comitative — helloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hellamme hellamme
accusative nom. hellamme hellamme
gen. hellamme
genitive hellamme hellojemme
hellaimme rare
partitive hellaamme hellojamme
inessive hellassamme helloissamme
elative hellastamme helloistamme
illative hellaamme helloihimme
adessive hellallamme helloillamme
ablative hellaltamme helloiltamme
allative hellallemme helloillemme
essive hellanamme helloinamme
translative hellaksemme helloiksemme
abessive hellattamme helloittamme
instructive — —
comitative — helloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hellanne hellanne
accusative nom. hellanne hellanne
gen. hellanne
genitive hellanne hellojenne
hellainne rare
partitive hellaanne hellojanne
inessive hellassanne helloissanne
elative hellastanne helloistanne
illative hellaanne helloihinne
adessive hellallanne helloillanne
ablative hellaltanne helloiltanne
allative hellallenne helloillenne
essive hellananne helloinanne
translative hellaksenne helloiksenne
abessive hellattanne helloittanne
instructive — —
comitative — helloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hellansa hellansa
accusative nom. hellansa hellansa
gen. hellansa
genitive hellansa hellojensa
hellainsa rare
partitive hellaansa hellojaan
hellojansa
inessive hellassaan
hellassansa 		helloissaan
helloissansa
elative hellastaan
hellastansa 		helloistaan
helloistansa
illative hellaansa helloihinsa
adessive hellallaan
hellallansa 		helloillaan
helloillansa
ablative hellaltaan
hellaltansa 		helloiltaan
helloiltansa
allative hellalleen
hellallensa 		helloilleen
helloillensa
essive hellanaan
hellanansa 		helloinaan
helloinansa
translative hellakseen
hellaksensa 		helloikseen
helloiksensa
abessive hellattaan
hellattansa 		helloittaan
helloittansa
instructive — —
comitative — helloineen
helloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛtla/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtla

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hella f (genitive singular hellu, nominative plural hellur)

  1. paving stone, slab, paver
    Að leggja hellur.
    To pave.
Declension
Declension of hella (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hella hellan hellur hellurnar
accusative hellu helluna hellur hellurnar
dative hellu hellunni hellum hellunum
genitive hellu hellunnar hellna, hella hellnanna, hellanna
Derived terms
  • eldunarhella (“a hob”)
  • fá hellu fyrir eyrun (“to get one's ears stopped up”)
  • fyrri neðan allar hellur
  • hella niður
  • hellanleiki (“pourability”)
  • helluhraun (“pahoehoe lava”)
  • helluleggja
  • rafmagnssteikingarhella (“electric griddle grill”)
  • steypt hella (“cast stone, concrete paving unit”)
  • suðuhella (“boiling ring”)

Etymology 2

Verb

hella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hellti, supine hellt)

  1. to pour [with dative]
    Stundum vil ég bara hella kaffi í stóra víða skál og lepja það eins og lítill kettlingur.
    Sometimes I just want to pour coffee in a big wide bowl and lap it up like a little kitten.
  2. to pour out [with dative]
    Ég hellti öllu gosinu þínu.
    I poured out all your soda.
Conjugation
hella – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að hella
supine sagnbót hellt
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 hellandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég helli hellti helli hellti
þú hellir helltir hellir helltir
hann, hún, það hellir hellti helli hellti
plural við hellum helltum hellum helltum
þið hellið helltuð hellið helltuð
þeir, þær, þau hella helltu helli helltu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hell (þú), helltu
plural þið hellið (þið), helliði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hellast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að hellast
supine sagnbót hellst
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 hellandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég hellist helltist hellist helltist
þú hellist helltist hellist helltist
hann, hún, það hellist helltist hellist helltist
plural við hellumst helltumst hellumst helltumst
þið hellist helltust hellist helltust
þeir, þær, þau hellast helltust hellist helltust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hellst (þú), hellstu
plural þið hellist (þið), hellisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
helltur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		helltur hellt hellt helltir helltar hellt
accusative
(þolfall) 		helltan hellta hellt hellta helltar hellt
dative
(þágufall) 		helltum helltri helltu helltum helltum helltum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		hellts helltrar hellts helltra helltra helltra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		hellti hellta hellta helltu helltu helltu
accusative
(þolfall) 		hellta helltu hellta helltu helltu helltu
dative
(þágufall) 		hellta helltu hellta helltu helltu helltu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		hellta helltu hellta helltu helltu helltu
Derived terms
  • hella í
  • hella niður
  • hella sér yfir
  • hella upp á, hella upp á könnuna

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

hella m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of helle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hella f

  1. definite singular of helle

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō.

Noun

hella f

  1. hell
  2. underworld

Inflection

Declension of hella (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative hella hella, hellon
accusative hella, hellon hella, hellon
genitive hellon hellono
dative hellon hellon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: helle
    • Dutch: hel
    • Limburgish: hel

References

  • “hella”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hallijǭ. Related to hallr.

Noun

hella f (genitive hellu)

  1. flat stone, slab of rock
Declension
Declension of hella (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hella hellan hellur hellurnar
accusative hellu helluna hellur hellurnar
dative hellu hellunni hellum hellunum
genitive hellu hellunnar hellna hellnanna
Derived terms
  • hellnagrjót n
  • hellusteinn m
Descendants

Etymology 2

From the adjective hallr (“sloping”).

Verb

  • hella
    1. to pour out
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of hella — active (weak class 1)
    infinitive hella
    present participle hellandi
    past participle helltr
    indicative subjunctive
    present past present past
    1st person singular helli hellta hella hellta
    2nd person singular hellir helltir hellir helltir
    3rd person singular hellir hellti helli hellti
    1st person plural hellum helltum hellim helltim
    2nd person plural hellið helltuð hellið helltið
    3rd person plural hella helltu helli hellti
    imperative present
    2nd person singular hell, helli
    1st person plural hellum
    2nd person plural hellið
    Conjugation of hella — mediopassive (weak class 1)
    infinitive hellask
    present participle hellandisk
    past participle hellzk
    indicative subjunctive
    present past present past
    1st person singular hellumk helltumk hellumk helltumk
    2nd person singular hellisk helltisk hellisk helltisk
    3rd person singular hellisk helltisk hellisk helltisk
    1st person plural hellumsk helltumsk hellimsk helltimsk
    2nd person plural hellizk helltuzk hellizk helltizk
    3rd person plural hellask helltusk hellisk helltisk
    imperative present
    2nd person singular hellsk, hellisk
    1st person plural hellumsk
    2nd person plural hellizk
    Descendants

    Etymology 3

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

    hella

    1. accusative plural and genitive plural of hellir

    Further reading

    • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hella”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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