heilig
Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch heilig, from Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Equivalent to heil (“salvation”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective edit
heilig (attributive heilige, comparative heiliger, superlative heiligste)
Alternative forms edit
- heilag (Cape Afrikaans)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch heiligen, from Middle Dutch heiligen, from Old Dutch *hēlagon, *heiligon, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną.
Verb edit
heilig (present heilig, present participle heiligende, past participle geheilig)
- (transitive) to sanctify, to hallow
- Laat u naam geheilig word.
- Hallowed be thy name.
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German hailig, from Old High German heilag.
Adjective edit
heilig
References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Equivalent to heil (“salvation”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective edit
heilig (comparative heiliger, superlative heiligst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of heilig | ||||
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uninflected | heilig | |||
inflected | heilige | |||
comparative | heiliger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | heilig | heiliger | het heiligst het heiligste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | heilige | heiligere | heiligste |
n. sing. | heilig | heiliger | heiligste | |
plural | heilige | heiligere | heiligste | |
definite | heilige | heiligere | heiligste | |
partitive | heiligs | heiligers | — |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
heilig
- inflection of heiligen:
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German heilic (hailig, heilec), from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag. Compare Low German hillig, Dutch heilig, English holy, Danish hellig, Swedish helig.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
heilig (strong nominative masculine singular heiliger, comparative heiliger, superlative am heiligsten)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist heilig | sie ist heilig | es ist heilig | sie sind heilig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | heiliger | heilige | heiliges | heilige |
genitive | heiligen | heiliger | heiligen | heiliger | |
dative | heiligem | heiliger | heiligem | heiligen | |
accusative | heiligen | heilige | heiliges | heilige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der heilige | die heilige | das heilige | die heiligen |
genitive | des heiligen | der heiligen | des heiligen | der heiligen | |
dative | dem heiligen | der heiligen | dem heiligen | den heiligen | |
accusative | den heiligen | die heilige | das heilige | die heiligen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein heiliger | eine heilige | ein heiliges | (keine) heiligen |
genitive | eines heiligen | einer heiligen | eines heiligen | (keiner) heiligen | |
dative | einem heiligen | einer heiligen | einem heiligen | (keinen) heiligen | |
accusative | einen heiligen | eine heilige | ein heiliges | (keine) heiligen |
Note: There are also contracted forms like heil'ger.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hailag.
Adjective edit
heilig
Inflection edit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “hēlig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012