der Hieb

Plural: die Hiebe
Based on: hauen
Noun
1.

the punch

(A bit old school.)
Examples
  • Mit einem kräftigen Hieb schlug er den Nagel in die Wand.
  • With a strong punch, he drove the nail into the wall.

Word Family

Knowing relations between words can help understand their meanings and build a more connected vocabulary network. Here, you can explore parents and offspring and discover the whole family.

  • shows how many children or parents the word has
  • get the translations and a link
Loading word family…
Sources for Etymology:

My Articles

Word of the Day – “hauen”

"hauen" is overlooked by textbooks and course, but if you want to speak colloquial German. Today, we'll learn all about it and its cool prefix versions.

Vocab: hauen, reinhauen, abhauen, umhauen

Read article →

Questions and Comments

Do you have questions about the usage or meaning of “Hieb”? Just ask here and I’ll try to clear it up.

guest

0 Comments
Newest
Oldest

How many meanings does the German word 'Hieb' have?

Hieb has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the punch.

What is the gender of 'Hieb'?

der

What is the plural of 'Hieb'?

die Hiebe

What is 'Hieb' related to?

The word 'Hieb' is related to hauen.

Where can I learn more about 'Hieb'?

Here are some articles where you can learn more about 'Hieb':

Word of the Day – “hauen”
"hauen" is overlooked by textbooks and course, but if you want to speak colloquial German. Today, we'll learn all about it and its cool prefix versions.
Vocab: hauen, reinhauen, abhauen, umhauen
Read article