See also: 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)

  1. holy
Alternative forms edit
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)

  1. (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

  1. (Uri) holy

References edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ləx/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hei‧lig
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ləx

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)

  1. holy
  2. sacred
Inflection edit
Inflection of heilig
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
  • Afrikaans: heilig
  • Negerhollands: heilig

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

heilig

  1. inflection of heiligen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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

Adjective edit

heilig (strong nominative masculine singular heiliger, comparative heiliger, superlative am heiligsten)

  1. holy
  2. sacred

Declension edit

Note: There are also contracted forms like heil'ger.

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • heilig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • heilig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • heilig” in Duden online

Old Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hailag.

Adjective edit

heilig

  1. holy, sacred

Inflection edit

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • hēlig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012