hiesig

Apparently from Middle High German *hiewesic, from Middle High German hie, hī (“here”, adverb) + Middle High German *wesic (“being”), as in Middle High German abewesic (“absent”), selpwesic (“intrinsic, essential”), etc. Equivalent to hie (“here”) +‎ wesend +‎ -ig.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːzɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: hie‧sig

hiesig (strong nominative masculine singular hiesiger, not comparable)

1. local; of, from here

   Synonyms: von hier, einheimisch

   Die hiesigen Künstler sind sehr talentiert. ― The local artists are very talented. (literally, “The artists of here...”)

   • 1905, Heinrich Mann, Professor Unrat oder Das Ende eines Tyrannen‎, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag:

     »Dem mag nun sein wie ihm wolle, so irren Sie doch in Ihrer ersten Voraussetzung, Mann, sintemal ich kein Volksschullehrer bin, sondern der Professor Doktor Raat vom hiesigen Gymnasium.«

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