helig
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian hēlich, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Cognates include West Frisian hillig and German heilig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
helig (masculine heligen, feminine, plural or definite helige, comparative heliger, superlative heligst)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish hēlagher, hēligher, hælig, hælog, from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
helig
Declension edit
Inflection of helig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | helig | heligare | heligast |
Neuter singular | heligt | heligare | heligast |
Plural | heliga | heligare | heligast |
Masculine plural3 | helige | heligare | heligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | helige | heligare | heligaste |
All | heliga | heligare | heligaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |