-heet
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
- -keet (see usage notes)
- -häät, -käät (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald)
- -heit, -keit (Kölsch; Westerwald)
Etymology edit
From Old High German -heit.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-heet f (plural -heete)
- (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) converts adjectives into nouns: -ness, -ty, -hood
Usage notes edit
- The variant forms with -k- are not native but were introduced from standard German -keit during the 19th century. They are now used more or less invariably after -ig, -elig, and -isch. Otherwise, the h-form is still preferred, though speakers may also follow the standard German rules; thus: langsam → Langsamheet or younger Langsamkeet.
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German -heit. Cognate with German -heit and English -hood.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-heet
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German -heit. Cognate with German -heit, Dutch -heid, English -hood.
Suffix edit
-heet