Heiliger
See also: heiliger
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Heiliger.
Proper noun edit
Heiliger (plural Heiligers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Heiliger is the 62045th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 323 individuals. Heiliger is most common among White (92.88%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heiliger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 155.
German edit
Etymology edit
Masculine substantive of heilig (“holy, sacred”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Heiliger m (adjectival, definite nominative der Heilige, genitive (des) Heiligen, plural Heilige, definite plural die Heiligen, feminine Heilige)
- saint (male or of unspecified gender)
- (informal) virtuous, honest person (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension edit
Declension of Heiliger [masculine, adjectival]
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine gender | strong declension | |||
| nominative | Heiliger | Heilige | ||
| genitive | Heiligen | Heiliger | ||
| dative | Heiligem | Heiligen | ||
| accusative | Heiligen | Heilige | ||
| weak declension | ||||
| nominative | der | Heilige | die | Heiligen |
| genitive | des | Heiligen | der | Heiligen |
| dative | dem | Heiligen | den | Heiligen |
| accusative | den | Heiligen | die | Heiligen |
| mixed declension | ||||
| nominative | ein | Heiliger | (keine) | Heiligen |
| genitive | eines | Heiligen | (keiner) | Heiligen |
| dative | einem | Heiligen | (keinen) | Heiligen |
| accusative | einen | Heiligen | (keine) | Heiligen |
Derived terms edit
- Allerheiligen
- Eisheiliger
- Heiligenbild
- Heiligenkult
- Heiligenschein
- Heiligenschrein
- Heiligentag
- Heiligenverehrung
- Nationalheiliger
- Ortsheiliger
Related terms edit
Noun edit
Heiliger f
References edit
- “Heiliger” in Duden online