hinter

See also: hinter-

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English hint

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English hinter

From hint + -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪntə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪntɚ/, [ˈhɪɾ̃ɚ]
• Rhymes: -ɪntə(ɹ)

Noun

hinter (plural hinters)

1. Agent noun of hint: someone who hints.

See also

• hinder

Anagrams

• nither, their'n, theirn

German

Alternative forms

• hinder (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German hinder, from Old High German hintar, from Proto-Germanic *hinder.

As to the variation between ⟨nd⟩ and ⟨nt⟩: In Upper German texts, West Germanic *nd regularly surfaces as Old High German ⟨nt⟩, but Middle High German ⟨nd⟩ (alongside rare ⟨nt⟩ spellings). In the sequence ⟨nder⟩, however, modern German sporadically switches back to ⟨nter⟩. Compare hinter, unter (whence by analogy hinten, unten), munter, Sinter. The word Winter, which has unshifted West Germanic *nt, generally retained ⟨nt⟩ throughout (though seldom also Middle High German winder).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪntər/, [ˈhɪn.tɐ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: hin‧ter

Preposition

hinter [with dative (indicating location) or accusative (indicating movement)]

1. behind, after
2. after (in pursuit of)
3. beyond (further away than)

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs of hinter

preposition	hinter
+ wo-	wohinter
+ da-	dahinter
+ hier-	hierhinter

Derived terms

• Hinterleib
• hinterm
• hinters

Related terms

• hinten
• hinter sich bringen (“to get it over with”)
• hinterdrein, hintereinander, hinterher
• Hinterhof, Hinterland, Hintermann
• hinters, hinterm
• hinterschlingen

Adverb

hinter

1. (colloquial, regional, parts of southern and eastern Germany) over; to some place fairly nearby

   Synonyms: hin, rüber

   Ich geh mal hinter und seh nach.

   I'm going over to check.