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Webster 1913 Edition


Henry

Hen′ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Henrys
.
[From Joseph
Henry
, an American physicist.]
The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one ampère a second.

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Henry

Henry

See also: henry

English

Proper noun

Henry

  1. A male given name, popular in England since Middle Ages; the name of eight kings.
    • 1593, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part 1: Act III, Scene I:
      And now I fear the fatal prophecy, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fifth, / Was in the mouth of every mocking babe; / That Henry born at Monmouth should win all; / And Henry born at Windsor should lose all.
    • 1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
      Henry now, what a soft swain your Henry is! the proper theme of gentle poesy; a name to fall in love withal; devoted at the font to song and sonnet, and the tender passion; a baptized inamorato; a christened hero. Call him Harry, and see how you ameliorate his condition.
  2. A patronymic surname.

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Most common English words before 1923: lines · personal · due · #795: Henry · society · boat · heaven

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Danish

Proper noun

Henry

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.

French

Proper noun

Henry m

  1. A patronymic surname.
  2. A male given name, a less common spelling of Henri.

German

Noun

Henry n (genitive Henry, no plural)

  1. Henry

Declension

Proper noun

Henry ? (genitive Henry)

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.

Middle French

Proper noun

Henry

  1. A male given name

Norwegian

Proper noun

Henry

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.

Swedish

Proper noun

Henry

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.

henry

henry

See also: Henry

English

Noun

henry (plural henries or henrys)

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H
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Etymology 2

From Henry the Third

Noun

henry (plural henries)

  1. (Britain, slang) A turd.

Etymology 3

From Henry the Eighth

Noun

henry (plural henries)

  1. (Britain, slang) A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.
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Finnish

Noun

henry

  1. henry (unit of inductance)

Declension

Inflection of henry (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative henry henryt
genitive henryn henryjen
partitive henryä henryjä
illative henryyn henryihin
singular plural
nominative henry henryt
accusative nom. henry henryt
gen. henryn
genitive henryn henryjen
partitive henryä henryjä
inessive henryssä henryissä
elative henrystä henryistä
illative henryyn henryihin
adessive henryllä henryillä
ablative henryltä henryiltä
allative henrylle henryille
essive henrynä henryinä
translative henryksi henryiksi
instructive henryin
abessive henryttä henryittä
comitative henryineen

French

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʁi/

Noun

henry m (plural henrys)

  1. (sciences) henry

Portuguese

Noun

henry m (plural henrys or henries)

  1. henry (SI unit for electrical inductance)